When Children with ADHD Reach Adolescence

question 98

Multiple Choice

When children with ADHD reach adolescence:

• A) Their ADHD symptoms typically remit.
• B) Other psychiatric disturbance is more prominent that the ADHD.
• C) The severity reduces, but they continue to meet criteria for the disorder.
• D) Their academic performance is greatly improved.

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Definitions:

Left Temporal

Refers to the left temporal lobe of the brain, involved in processing auditory information and language.

Lesion

Any abnormal damage or change in the tissue of an organism, often caused by disease or trauma.

Anatomical Asymmetry

The presence of structure differences in size, shape, or position between the left and right sides of the body.

Broca's Area

Broca's area is a region in the frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere (usually the left) of the brain with functions linked to speech production and language processing.