Introduction to ADHD: What It Is and How It’s Treated (Coursera)

What you'll learn

- Knowing the main symptoms of ADHD, and how they affect everyday life.

- Learning the difference between pathological and non-pathological attention problems.

- Knowing the different types of attention and which are impaired in patients with ADHD.

- Recognizing differences and similarities between ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Syllabus

Attention problems, characteristic symptoms and differences between ADHD in adults and children

We will start this course by exploring students' prior knowledge about general attentional symptoms and symptoms of ADHD.

Types, models and ways of classifying attention in ADHD

This week we will dedicate ourselves to addressing, in a didactic way and with examples, the different models and types of care.

Relationship of ADHD with other pathologies, differences and similarities

This week we will deepen the relationship of ADHD with other pathologies and syndromes, emphasizing the main differences and similarities, as well as those comorbid disorders that may occur.

Treatments for ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders

In this final week we will explore concepts related to cognitive stimulation and treatments for ADHD in both adults and children, as well as those areas where interventions are developed