ADHD – for CSU’s Infant & Child Development in Context
Students in Dr. Harvey’s class, HDFS 310, Infant & Child Development in Context, here are the sources for my handout, and some relevant links.
Definitions and Background
Criteria for ADHD as given in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), modified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) “to make them more accessible to the general public.”
Here are the unmodified DSM-IV Criteria.
Incidentally, CDC also offers epidemiological information.
Here’s an excellent single-site source on all aspects of ADHD.
And here is more than you want to know about ADHD from the National Institute of Mental Health.
An Executive Function perspective on ADHD
From CHADD’s ATTENTION Magazine, here’s an explanation of
5 Components of Executive Function.
Thomas Brown’s Executive Functions Impaired in ADD Syndrome
ADHD as Executive Function Impairments gives a simplified version of Brown’s views.
For my money, the most powerful theorist about ADHD is Russell Barkley. He isn’t an easy read, but this source presenting Barkely’s views will repay the effort.
Here’s Adele Diamond’s argument that we need to separate ADHD and ADD.
You may want to check out the post just below. It seems to be ADHD Week!