JuSt FoCuS! By: Aly Collopy

Focusing: It’s easy! …Right?• Not for

approximately 4-6% of the population.

ADHD

• Many of you know someone who fits one of these categories.

http://www.biobdx.com/page/adhd-awareness-week-october-14-20-2012

Problems Associated with ADHD

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112813326/adhd-and-sleep-apnea-linked-in-children-033013/

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/10/17/7-potential-problems-in-being-married-to-adhd/

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/u-s-kids-mental-disorder-cdc-article-1.1346916

http://free2beinamerica2.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/guns-and-drugs/ http://woodhavenfortworth.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/neighborhood-crime-alert-from-officer-perez/ http://www.

washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/02/05/tennessee-lawmaker-wants-to-cut-welfare-payments-for-bad-report-cards/

Society’s View on ADHD

•Made Up• Pharmaceutical $$•An Excuse•Over diagnosed

http://youtu.be/4fOcs_2tGDk

Shane Victorino

Treatment • Medication• Behavioral

Therapy

http://askdrwiki.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Attention_Deficit_Hyperactivity_Disorder http://blog.sfgate.com/wchung/2011/09/01/misperceptions-about-adhd/

Statistics

http://www.families.com/blog/the-genetic-risks-for-developing-or-passing-down-adhd

http://www.cdc.gov/features/dsadhd/

Society’s View of People With ADHD

•Lazy •Disobedient•Disrespectful •> Excuses

“We don’t want sympathy. We just want respect and understanding.”

Bottom Line