To
assess the effectiveness of the course material, we ask that you evaluate your achievement of each learning objective on a scale of A to
D (A=excellent, B=good, C=fair, D=unsatisfactory). Please indicate your
responses next to each learning objective and submit it as part of the course assignment.
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- Describe the challenge of raising a child with ADHD.
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List 7 principles of a principle-centered parent.
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Explain why it is important for the parent of an ADHD child to become an executive parent.
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Separate fact from fiction about ADHD.
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5. Discuss cases of ADHD children, their diagnoses and treatment.
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6. Describe how difficulty sustaining attention affects children with ADHD.
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7. Describe five definite symptoms of ADHD and their impact on behavior.
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Explain how the problems of ADHD can be traced to a delay in the development of inhibition of behavior.
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Explain how deficiencies in self-speech and rule-governed behavior create problems in ADHD children.
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Make the neurological connection between the inability to inhibit behavior and ADHD.
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Recount the research on brain injuries and ADHD.
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Dispel myths about what causes ADHD.
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Identify parental or family characteristics that increase the odds that the child will have ADHD.
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Establish criteria for the diagnosis of ADHD.
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Describe the progression of ADHD from preschool children through school-age children, adolescents and adults.
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Describe how the symptoms of ADHD change with the situation.
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Explain mental, physical, behavioral, and emotional problems associated with ADHD.
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Describe the interactions of children with ADHD and their mothers.
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Explain why children with ADHD seem to behave better for their fathers than for their mothers.
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List six conditions that should prompt a parent to seek professional evaluation of their child for ADHD.
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Identify the type of professional one should call to evaluate a child’s ADHD.
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Provide ten helpful hints for an effective school evaluation.
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Prepare for a psychological or psychiatric evaluation of a child with ADHD.
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Fill out a Home Situations Questionnaire.
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Distinguish between ADHD and ADD.
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Describe various emotions parents are likely to feel upon learning the diagnosis of ADHD for their child.
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List five things a parent can do to get educated about ADHD.
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Describe fourteen guiding principles for raising a child with ADHD.
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Identify and avoid the source of stress as parents of a child with ADHD.
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Describe four techniques to cope with the stress of raising a child with ADHD.
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List eight kinds of behavior that may indicate that the child has oppositional defiant disorder.
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Describe eight steps that would lead to better behavior from your ADHD child.
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Give more effective commands to your child so as to improve obedience of your commands.
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Describe seven steps for solving problems at home.
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Identify five steps to improve social interaction problems of your child with ADHD.
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Help a child with ADHD to deal with teasing.
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Explain what to look for in a school for your child with ADHD.
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Explain how to choose a teacher for your child with ADHD.
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Provide advice about classroom structure and curriculum for a child with ADHD.
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Identify seven principles for developing classroom management programs for a child with ADHD.
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Describe behavior management methods for the classroom for children with ADHD.
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Manage the academic problems of adolescents with ADHD.
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Put school performance in proper perspective.
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Formulate questions to ask a physician about ADHD medication.
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Dispel misconceptions about stimulants for ADHD.
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Describe how the stimulants work.
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Describe the side effects of stimulants for ADHD.
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List factors that should be considered before prescribing stimulants to children with ADHD.
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Outline parameters that might help a parent in making decision about trying stimulant medication for the child with ADHD.
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Identify drugs (other than stimulants) that may be of benefit to those with ADHD.
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Describe the side effects of tricyclic depressants.
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