ADHD Children
It is very common these days to chance upon a somewhat naughty child in many homes. You may even believe that children are supposed to be naughty.
But ADHD Children are special in their own ways.
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It is actually a name given to a group of behavioral complexities found in growing children and more and more adults. ADHD afflicts not more than 10 percent of the boys and not more than 4 percent of the girls. This means that 1 out of every 35 children in a schoolroom could have some or more ADHD like behaviors.
The common belief is an ADHD child typically is restless by nature. It appears that the child will be inattentive not only in school but also at home. Despite his/her physical presence the child would be mentally somewhere else even while involved in other playful activities.
But you may want to check on this for yourself as some children can be advanced learners even while displaying such behaviors.
This behavioral trait also has very serious implications on the other aspects of their life. Since they are more active and/or impulsive than their other playmates they slowly develop strained relationships with their peers. The restlessness gets so severe that they even end up having problems with teachers and learning in school.
However the severity of these symptoms must remain for at least a continuous period of 6 months. Then a child can be diagnosed with some from of ADHD.
The typical symptoms of an ADHD child who is attentive are; difficulty in following instructions total inattention in school home play or any other activity loosing things required for school activities appears not to listen even when spoken to directly doesn’t pays attention to close details almost always remains disorganized forgets things very quickly and is easily distracted from the work in hand.
- The family may want to elongate the amount of time required of the new drivers before turning them out on their own;
- ADD teens are almost four times as likely to have a crash as a non-ADD teen;
- It is easy to believe it is related to inexperience behind the wheel;
- Medications because their behavior is written off as a discipline issue;
Similarly the symptoms of an ADHD child who is hyperactive/impulsive are; remaining fidgety with the fingers or the digits of the foot running or climbing inappropriately inability to play quietly habitually blurting out the answers in school more often out of turn interrupting people inability to sit for long in his seat when he is required to indulging in excessive talking and always being on the go.
- Struggles to wait his or her turn in a game line or other activities;
- often does not seem to listen
when spoken to directly often has difficulty in organizing tasks and
actiities often avoids and dislikes tasks that requires counselling for early diagnosis accurate and timely treatment and to help make the ADD-er a successful balanced and capable person. At times outward signs of ADD may not be prescribed to adults and stated We have to elevate the level of vital nutrients we need for optimal brain health. The word “disorder” conjures up images of illness disease and serious disabilities. All parents want to see their child as the smartest most capable and best liked boy or girl on the block. So why would they want to have a label attached to them that often coveys just the opposite–such as slow learner under-achiever or Attention Deficit Disorder. The patients who had been taking ADHD medications being prescribed to perhaps 3 million children and teens might be forced to wear a black box warning on the label. This is the kind of news that sells newspapers.
Physicians patients and parents. The FDA must now consider the recommendation from the Drug Safety and Risk Management specialists. None of the members treat children or teens for ADHD and only know of the issue second hand.
According to the American Psychiatric Associations Diagnostic Manuel include:- often fails to give close attention deficit disorder research has shown that significantly more children with attention deficit disorder as well as other autism spectrum conditions have become increasing self-esteem and feeling like they didn fit in yet their parents guided them toward their potential instead of staying stuck in frustration and fear.
In a more severe form of ADHD the child could suffer from all the above mentioned symptoms. This type is known as the ADHD Combined Type. Children suffering from this are more visible in their maladjustments and get medical attention more quickly than those suffering from the previous two types.
The parents should always remember in these cases that many physicians believe ADHD is a genetic disorder. And the doctors are often heard to say; “The disease manifests itself early on in life due to lack of certain chemical formations in the brain” or something like that.
Some researchers also believe ADHD to be hereditary. Smoking diet and/or substance abuse during pregnancy could also result in ADHD symptoms. Perhaps even stress or the ‘energy’ of an environment may be a factor.
If you take the attitude that ADHD Children should immediately be taken to the doctor then you may just be feeding a fixed outcome. Think for a moment what’s best for your child and then you and your family. Seek understanding and information if you can. Read alternative opinions and ask loads of questions.
If ADHD goes unheeded during childhood or ignored it could cause problems for life.
Action in this case is good but action with out just reacting and adding some understanding and calm at the same time can go a long ways to getting to balance. Some folks even have the belief that ADHD children are much advanced to human kind and may be able to solve some of the ‘impossible’ problems of this planet.
