Case Study Of Stiless And Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Stiles Stilinski is a sixteen year old adolescent from the television series Teen Wolf. He is witty, sarcastic, hyperactive and often blunt. He lives in Beacon Hills with his father who is the Sheriff of the Police department. Stiles starts off the series with only one friend Scott McCall due to their low social status in school. He later manages to build some friendships and even a romance, but his only secure friendship is with Scott. Stiles has mentioned repeatedly in the series that he was diagnosed with ADHD. I agree with his diagnosis and I believe he should be diagnosed more specifically with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type. Stiles has six of the symptoms listed in the DSM for ADHD. Stiles …show more content…

ADHD affects many general functions in a person 's life. Stiles often can 't focus in school or is preoccupied with something else and neglects his school assignment. During an episode the teacher was lecturing and when he walked by Stiles, Stiles had research for a crime all over his desk and was paying no attention to the teacher. He also has to take Adderall to be able to focus in class which he sometimes takes. People with ADHD have a correlation with car accidents. Stiles has had three car accidents in the show while driving his jeep. As for behavior issues, Stiles is often seen as immature or annoying by his peers due to his hyperactive nature. Derek, another character and eventual friend of Stiles ', refers to Stiles as a 'hyperactive spaz. ' ADHD has also somewhat affected Stiles ' relationships. He only has one real friend that he 's known for years and considers him a brother. Most of the other characters misconstrue Stiles ' ADHD symptoms as annoying and immature and tend to not hang out with him. It took two seasons before he was able to become friends with Lydia and Derek meaning that they had to get passed the ADHD and get to know Stiles to like

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