PPT-ADHD, Executive Functions and PKU

Kevin M Antshel PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Licensed Psychologist State University of New York Upstate Medical University Outline ADHD basics Executive functioning ADHD and PKU. It not only bedevils children but also affects their siblings and parents It can be treated but not cured A key question for parents is how to treat their children ADHDalso called hyperactivity or attentiondeficit disorderhas been diagnosed in milli Diagnosis, Characteristics, and Service Delivery. Diagnosing 2E. ADHD and Giftedness together occur in about 2-7% of the total special education population. Increased risk for misdiagnosis due to difficulty remaining focused during transitions, staying organized, and sustaining attention during less-motivating activities. Executive Functioning: Theory and Implications for Management. Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC. ©. Copyright by Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., 2012. ?. Karen . L. Weigle, PhD. Licensed Psychologist, HSP. Chattanooga Autism Center.  . Abstract. Executive functioning is a set of mental skills that are coordinated in the frontal lobe. These functions coordinate to allow a person to achieve goals in everyday behavior by connecting past experience with current planning and behavior.  Difficulties or deficiencies in executive function are associated with learning disabilities, ADHD, and ASD, and can significantly impact everyday functioning. Executive function will be defined, and descriptions of common dysfunction will be described. Then strategies and supports for improving executive functioning will be discussed.. What is PKU?. PKU is an inherited disorder that is an error of metabolism that increases the levels of a substance in the blood called phenylalanine hydroxylase.. Phenylalanine is an important amino acid and the body needs it for health; you get it from food. It is a building block for proteins in the body.. 2017 UVU Conference on ADHD. Defining Executive Functioning (EF). Clarifying EF Level of Impairment. Neuropsychological/Ecologically Valid. Assessment. Assessment to Intervention. Not Knowing Not Doing/ Point of Performance. Bettina Hohnen (Phd, DClin Psy). Victoria Bagnall (MA, PGCE). Outline. Bettina Hohnen. Executive Functioning skills: what are they?. Executive Functioning in ADHD. Brain development and the frontal lobes. Denise M. Ney, PhD, RD . Professor of Nutritional Sciences . Waisman Center. University of Wisconsin-Madison . Disclosure. D Ney is a co-inventor on US Patent Application US-2010-0317597, GMP Medical Foods for Nutritional Management of PKU, which is held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and licensed to . Executive Functioning: Theory and Implications for Management. Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC. ©. Copyright by Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., 2012. Executive Director. . 529 adults, families, and professionals in the PKU community. 8 countries. 32 states. The NPKUA works to improve the lives of individuals and families with PKU and pursue a cure.. Erbil. Collage . of . Education. Department of . Chemistry . Alkaptonuria. , Albinism, Phenylketonuria . Diseases. Prepared. . By. :. . Supervised. . By:. Sunds. Safar . Hussen. . f the NPKUA. Justin Young, DDS, MD. Sarah Foster, MPS. Founding Co-Chairs. Speaker Conflict of Interest Statement. Justin Young . . Nothing to disclose. Sarah Foster. . Employee of Applied Nutrition, manufacturers of medical food for PKU and other inborn errors of metabolism. ADHD is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, which is . a broad term, and the condition can vary from person to person. . It is . generally understood to . describe students who have . trouble . Scottish ADHD Coalition Analysis . March 2018. www.scottishadhdcoalition.org. Prescribing data was obtained through a data request to ISD Scotland to add more detail by age and Health Board, based on their publication .