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Anna McIntyre
Dr. Raymond
UWRT 1104
WP #8
11/9/18

WP #8

A big part of the Digital Presentation for the Concentrated Short Inquiry Project will be
visuals. This Writing Prompt has three steps and you will create three potential visuals
for the Concentrated Short Inquiry Project.

1. Select three (3) visuals that you can add to your Digital Presentation. Keep in mind
that visuals are not only photographs. Visuals can be pie charts, line graphs, table
graphs, cartoons, drawings, models, maps, etc. I encourage you to diversify and use a
variety of visuals. Visuals can also be something that you created with data that you
obtained from your research. If you create your own visual, you claim credit as the
creator. Now add the language needed to explain the visuals you select. 2. Next add
any commentary that you can add to the Power Point Presentation, Emaze
Presentation, Google Slides, Prezi Presentation, or whatever digital format you select
that will fully explain the visuals you selected to use. 3. Finally, you must cite the visual
using the citation format your group has selected for the Concentrated Short Inquiry
Project.

The end product for this WP is three visuals with the language that will appear on the
digital presentation slide then you will show any commentary that you will be adding to
supplement the slide during the oral presentation of each of the visuals. Remember
that you need to cite and title each visual that is used according to the citation format
you select. Show how you would cite each visual on the Works Cited slide.

Language:
Symptoms of ADHD with and without medication in real patients:

Commentary:
This bar graph shows the symptoms patients with ADHD experience when on
medications versus when they are not on medications. The symptoms addressed include the
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most common: hyperactivity, inattention, behavior, and academic difficulties. This graph shows
that being on medication drastically reduces the severity of symptoms experienced in ADHD.

Citation:
“Psychiatric Comorbidities in Patients with ADHD.” ADHD Institute, adhd-institute.com/burden-
of-adhd/epidemiology/comorbidities/.

Language:
The reactions and side effects associated with ADHD treatment medications

Commentary:
This pie chart shows the real-world symptoms that patients with ADHD experience while
on medication. I, and my partner, can vouch for this because we have both experienced the
adverse, uncomfortable side effects associated with medications. For myself, abnormal
behavior, aggression, and decreased appetite are among the most severe. This pie chart simply
gives a summation of the most common side effects, though it is not all of them. There are
many more that come hand-in-hand with taking the treatment medications.

Citation:
“Major Study Reveals ADHD Drugs Have Never Been Proven Safe or Effective.” CCHR
International, 13 Nov. 2014, www.cchrint.org/2014/11/13/adhd-drugs-have-never-been-proven-
safe-or-effective/.
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Language:
The REAL abnormalities in the brain of a person with ADHD.

Commentary:
To combat the argument that many people use stating that ADHD is simply “in the minds
of people and not a real disorder”, I have found this photo. This photo shows the difference in
scans of brain patterns in a normal brain versus a brain with ADHD. The green in the brain
shows a fully-functioning brain, while the red in the frontal lobe of the ADHD brain showing
underactivity. The frontal lobe is in charge of functions like language, motor function,
spontaneity, initiation, judgement, impulse control, and social behavior. These are just the
functions that go hand-in-hand with the brain of a person with ADHD, as they directly relate to
symptoms like hyperactivity, loss of control, and impulsive behavior.

Citation:
“ADHD Symptoms Significantly Improve (by 25%) w NADH ADHD Treatment.” The NADH
Store, nadh.com/pages/adhd.

Extra photo for future reference:

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