ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER TRACEABILITY SYSTEM
Traceability of ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Mental disorders affect 450 million people globally, 20-25% of the adult population, and their incidence is likely to have increased during the pandemic, due to a variety of factors. ADHD manifests itself through difficulties at school and relationships with peers, parents and teachers. In adolescence, the disorder can be characterized by difficulties in dealing with rules and limits. Already in adult life, problems arise with inattention, lack of memory and impulsivity, as well as drug abuse, alcohol, anxiety and depression. It is also very common for the predominance of symptoms to change during life, a very hyperactive child can become a very inattentive adult. In Brazil, it is estimated that around 40% of students in the initial grades, as well as in other developing countries, have learning difficulties. This research seeks to delineate, through the recommendations of the scientific literature, the set of procedures and additional assessments incorporated into a software capable of allowing, identifying and characterizing symptomatic manifestations related to inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity, commonly associated with the diagnosis of ADHD. SOUTDAH is a virtual software to track symptomatic manifestations of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity/Impulsivity Disorder, through the SNAP-IV method, developed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). It consists of the description of 18 ADHD symptoms, which must be scored on a scale with four levels of severity, which are based on the intensity and frequency of occurrences of the behaviors. This business model intends to meet the needs of schools, health professionals, education professionals and family members who need to identify ADHD-related behaviors to help these people in difficult situations. The low cost of the software design process is divided between development, website hosting and digital marketing. This research intends to adopt the agile development model, which allows the combination of several tools aiming at the agility of the construction process.