Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder–Related Impulsivity and Cyberbullying in Social Media

Abstract

Sarah is a 13-year-old eighth grader who was recently diagnosed for the first time with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-inattentive type, and the family elected to treat her with behavioral interventions to help her organization and attention. She had struggled with distractibility and disorganization since the fourth grade. At home, Sarah's mother described her as "spacey" and unable to complete the morning routine without constant supervision. Over time, her mother observed that it seemed as if Sarah had given up on school.As Sarah became an adolescent, her self-esteem suffered because of her academic struggles, and she placed increasing emphasis on her appearance, including focus on remaining thin and refusing to leave the house without makeup. It was in this context that Sarah recently posted photographs of herself in various stages of undress and/or drinking alcohol on Snapchat, a photograph-sharing application in which users can send "snaps"-photographs that disappear soon after opening. However, snap recipients can take a screenshot or photograph of the snap, thereby saving the image. For unknown reasons, Sarah's close female friend took screenshots of these provocative photographs and sent them to their classmates and Sarah's older brother.Sarah's family contacted the police and has been working with her school to address this incident. This experience resulted in significant family stress and distrust of Sarah. For example, her mother took away her cell phone and laptop and has "grounded her" for a month from all out of school activities.Sarah's family seeks guidance regarding teaching Sarah about using social media responsibly and preventing this from happening again. Sarah's mom comes to your urgent care session asking for help because she does not feel that Sarah has "learned her lesson." What would you do next?

Cyberbullying among Normal and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder University Students (A Psychometric-Clinical Study)

“…Moreover, Heiman, Shemesh, and Eden (2015) reported that students with ADHD feel greater social loneliness via the Internet. Reilly, Fogler, Selkie, and Augustyn (2016) conducted a study on a girl with ADHD who encountered cyberbullying because of posting photographs of herself in various stages of undress on Snapchat, which resulted in significant family problems.…”

The digital communities of young individuals living with cognitive disabilities: Mapping the use and meaning of digital technology with capable youth

“…Other disability studies differentiate diagnostic subgroups of cognitive disabilities in their research (cf. Section 1.3), for example, research and design with individuals with autism (Alcorn et al, 2011;Burke et al, 2010;Gwynette et al, 2018;Harrington et al, 2014;Iglesias et al, 2019;Pinchevski and Peters, 2016;Ringland et al, 2016;Spiel et al, 2017) or ADHD (Becker and Lienesch, 2018;Reilly et al, 2016;Sonne et al, 2016), or down syndrome (Feng et al, 2008). We take inspiration from these studies in the data collection and the interpretation of our empirical findings.…”

“…Another supportive, as opposed to protective, initiative addressed in Paper 3 and the literature is 'parental mediation technology'. Here, parents set the rules and guidelines for Internet use while maintaining an open dialogue with their children about such matters (Reilly et al, 2016;Wright, 2017aWright, , 2017b, providing them with at least some independence over their digital lives. In addition, there is potential for mutual learning when using this approach: the children can learn from their parents, and the parents can learn from what their children share about their digital lives.…”