...Courtney April 9, 2013 AED/222 University of Phoenix Instructor: Traci Martin When it comes to medicating children for EBD and ADHD I honestly have mixed emotions. I believe that we are quick to believe that if we give these children medication that it will automatically dismiss these types of behaviors. I honestly think that this is where we are wrong. In my opinion I do not believe that all children need to be on medication due to being diagnosed to EBD and ADHD. For most children I think that it will be something that will fade out the older that they get. I do not think that just because a doctor says a child is ADHD or has EBD that they need to be medicated. I have been able to see children that were taking ADHD medicines and how their persona changed. They become quiet, depressed, or just seem to be zoned out for the most part. This is not what a young child needs to experience. With these types of children I believe their treatments should start at home. Most kids develop these types of problems due to parents not being home, or not receiving enough attention at home. Possible alternative plans could be talking more with the child and getting their feelings on the situation. Possibly talking to a family counselor could also help. Teachers could also play a big part in their student’s life by taking some one on one time with the students that have ADHD and EBD. I think that where schools are messing up on not doing their part with...
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...AED 222 Course Calendar |Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |Saturday |Sunday | |Week 1 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |AED 222 |Post Bio | | |IDEA 2004 CheckPoint | | |Special Education and the Principles of NCLB | |Week 2 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |AED 222 | |DQ 1 | |DQ 2 |Final Project Matrix CheckPoint | | | |Week 3 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |AED 222 | | | |Classifying EBD and ADHD CheckPoint |Final Project Matrix Exercise | |The Controversy of Medication | |Week 4 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |AED 222 | |DQ 1 | |DQ 2 |The Life of a Special Education Teacher CheckPoint | | | |Week 5 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |AED 222 | | | |Devices and Practices for Sensory Impairments CheckPoint |Final Project Matrix Exercise | |Supports for TBI, Physical Disabilities, and Health Impairments | |Week 6 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |AED 222 | |DQ 1 | |DQ 2 |Channeling Students into a Gifted Program CheckPoint | | | |Week 7 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |AED 222 | | | |IEP CheckPoint |Creating a Student Profile for a Mock Case Study Exercise | |Channeling Students into Special Services | |Week 8 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |AED 222 | |DQ 1 | |DQ 2 |Bloom’s Taxonomy, Planning Pyramids, and Systematic Strategies CheckPoint | | | | Week 9 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day...
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...The Controversy of Medicating Kids Colette Sims AED/222 April 22, 2012 Monica Santiago The Controversy of Medicating Kids There are some benefits of taking medications such as Ritalin, Adderall and Effexor for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and for children with Emotional Behavior Disorders (EBD), as well as some concerns. Some of the benefits include the improvement of a child’s attention span for longer lengths of time, trouble with depression and for the purpose of focusing on their lessons in class which results in the child improvement in their grades. Some of the concerns include giving children medication not really knowing if they need it. After watching the video, “Medicating Kids,” I could form an opinion about how the different medications can affect the children. In some it had an affect and it seemed to have a positive affect on most of the children in the video, According to Dr. Xavier Castellanos of the National Institute of mental health who states, “There is no known reason of what causes ADHD and there is no known reason as to why stimulants are effective.” After viewing the video, I have to wonder if the effects of the drugs were psychological in the children. With the exception of Nicholas, all the other children were aware that they were taking these drugs and shoed an improvement. I have to side with the psychologists who say children do not need to take medication for what is normal behavior in children. ...
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