With Regards to Changing Criteria for Identifying ADHD, Professionals Have

question 60

Multiple Choice

With regards to changing criteria for identifying ADHD, professionals have commented that

• A)few individuals are purely inattentive.
• B)some children's symptoms are not severe enough to be considered ADHD until after they are 7.
• C)the number of symptoms tends to increase with age.
• D)as a person's symptoms decrease over time, their functioning is no longer significantly impaired.

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The largest part of the brain, consisting of the right and left hemispheres, responsible for integrating sensory input, coordinating movement, and higher cognitive functions such as reasoning and emotion.

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