ADHD is known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and is a common psychiatric childhood disorder that can continue through to adulthood. Boys are more common to get attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than girls. ADHD is a term that is used to describe a child who does not pay attention in class, skips steps in procedures, or cannot sit still for long periods of time.
What is ADHD?
ADHD is a mental disorder that can start in childhood years but babies can get ADHD as well. This disease can change children’s thinking, the way they act, and feel. Generally, ADHD children have these problems more severely than a normal child that they cannot pay attention, have trouble concentrating, and are easily bored and frustrated with easy tasks. They move about consistently, impulsive and they don’t stop to think before they act. These behaviors affect children’s ability to function at home and at school.
Signs and Symptoms of ADHD
Children who were diagnosed with ADHD and chances are you can carry some of they symptoms into adulthood. Even if you were not diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, does not mean you cannot be affected by the disorder through adolescence and as an adult. Instead of observing and describing the symptoms your teachers parents and family may have labeled you a goof-off, a dreamer, a slacker troublemaker or a bad student. As the years go by and the more challenges you add on such as a career, raising a family, keeping house, the more demand it is on your abilities it is to be able to focus, organize, and remain calm. This can be a challenge for anyone but if you have ADHD, it can be extremely challenging and sometimes devastating.
Symptoms:
ADHD was known as ADD (attention deficit disorder) in the early 20th century, and the symptoms were, then, changed and broken down to inattentive type, hyperactivity/impulsive, and a combination of the two types.
Inattentive Type
• Easily distracted, can’t remember things
• Cannot organize daily tasks and activities
• Cannot follow instructions completely
• Does not seem to listen when spoken to
• Fails to finish schoolwork
Hyperactivity/impulsive Type
• Wants to do several things at once
• Often leaves his or her seat
• Squirms in seat, fidgets hands and feet
• Difficulty waiting his or her turn
• Blurts out answers before the question is finished
Impulsive Type
• Problems with self-control
• Interrupt conversations
• Invade in people’s space
• Tend to be moody and overreact emotionally
• Ask too many personal questions
Children who have these some or all of these symptoms act more severely than their peers. Only trained doctors and nurse’s can diagnose a child with ADHD symptoms
Causes of ADHD:
ADHD is not caused by bad parenting, too much sugar or from a vaccine. The cause is not exactly known but some possibilities could be:
Genetic
Possible chemical change in the brain
Mood disorders, anxiety, feel isolated, low self-esteem
Learning disabilities such as dyslexia and handwriting
ADHD can be diagnosed in children, adolescence or as an adult. It is a psychiatric behavioral disorder that can affect activities at school and at home.