| Parents and teachers are increasingly and consistently | | | | in some sense a product of their culture. It would seem |
| becoming aware of the problem of ADHD in children. | | | | that in children, it has been around for centuries but it |
| Studies have shown that as many as five percent of | | | | can be no coincidence that it has appeared to flare up |
| children in the United States (and other comparable | | | | precisely in this fast-paced society. |
| societies) suffer from something like attention deficit | | | | Because of the mixed messages that children who |
| disorder...or its twin attention deficit hyperactivity | | | | struggle with ADD / ADHD are hearing from their |
| disorder. | | | | culture as well as from their own bodies, gracious and |
| Because of the focus it has been getting from parents | | | | empathetic care and patience should be shown to |
| and teachers in recent decades, this "real" mental | | | | them as they work to overcome obstacles. |
| disorder in children has also garnered much attention | | | | Parents should be concerned about ADHD in children if |
| (no pun intended) from medical and psychological | | | | they notice over an extended period of time (such as |
| communities. As a result there are significant | | | | 6 months to a year) that they struggle to pay attention |
| resources available not only for the purpose of the | | | | to even the most interesting of tasks or activities, or if |
| diagnosis in children, but also for its treatment. Even | | | | they are abnormally and perpetually hyperactive and |
| though there is no known cure, those who suspect | | | | impulsive. In some environments and lifestyles this may |
| that their children may struggle with it should see a | | | | not stand out or even pose a problem, but in most |
| doctor or counselor for help in diagnosing and treating | | | | schools and workplaces, not to mention leisure |
| the situation. | | | | activities, this will be likely to cause difficulties. |
| Although fairly common and medicinal treatment is | | | | For the sake of the child's future social involvements, |
| generally pretty readily available, care should be taken | | | | as well as their current home life, ADHD in children help |
| in diagnosing this disorder too quickly or in treating it | | | | may need to be sought so that understanding can be |
| recklessly. In a society which increasingly bombards its | | | | gained and resources, strategies and treatments can |
| children with multimedia images and multiple demands | | | | be properly considered. Since upwards of five percent |
| on their time and attention we should not be surprised | | | | of people in the USA are affected with ADD / ADHD, |
| if many of them have trouble keeping up. | | | | one should not be surprised to find one in a class of |
| We should also be slow to describe attention deficit | | | | twenty children who will have struggles in this area. |
| disorder in children as irregular. Although theirs is a | | | | The best thing to do is pay attention to it, be patient, |
| neurological and developmental disorder, they are also | | | | and help the child deal with it accordingly. |