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The Adventures of Fundi Intervention Based on the Cognitive and Emotional Processing in Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Patients
Published on: June 12, 2020
College students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Lorraine E Wolf1, Philip Simkowitz, Heather Carlson
1Office of Disability Services and Departments of Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, 19 Deerfield Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA. lwolf@bu.edu
Students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face challenges in college. Early identification and interventions, including medication and support strategies, improve academic and psychosocial functioning.
Area of Science:
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Higher Education Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Increasing enrollment of college students diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Emerging research highlights significant psychosocial and academic functioning difficulties in this population.
- Potential exacerbation of self-regulation deficits by substance use.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the challenges faced by college students with ADHD.
- To discuss the limitations of current diagnostic categories for this demographic.
- To outline effective intervention and support strategies.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of studies on ADHD in higher education.
- Analysis of psychosocial and academic functioning data.
- Examination of intervention efficacy.
Main Results:
- Students with ADHD experience notable impairments in psychosocial and academic areas.
- Standard diagnostic criteria may not fully capture developmental needs.
- Substance use can worsen existing self-regulation deficits.
Conclusions:
- Comprehensive assessment is recommended for college students with ADHD.
- Interventions including medication, nonmedication strategies, and accommodations are beneficial.
- Developmentally appropriate diagnostic approaches are needed.
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