| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | | | | are available. ADHD is treated most |
| (ADHD) is a condition that becomes apparent | | | | effectively, and cost efficiently, with |
| in some children in the preschool and early | | | | medication. Psychotherapy is another option, |
| school years. According to a majority of | | | | with or without medication. |
| medical research in the United States, as | | | | |
| well as other countries. It is estimated that | | | | Omega-3 fatty acids, zinc, and magnesium |
| between 3 and 5 percent of children have | | | | mayhave benefits with regards to ADHD |
| ADHD, or approximately 2 million children in | | | | symptoms. Use tools that help you stay |
| the United States. ADHD is a common | | | | organized. Get plenty of exercise. Try this |
| behavioral disorder that affects an estimated | | | | breathing exercise for starters. These |
| 8% to 10% of school-age children. Boys are | | | | medicines improve attention and |
| about three times more likely than girls to | | | | concentration, and decrease impulsive and |
| be diagnosed with it, though it's not yet | | | | overactive behaviors. About 80 percent of |
| understood why. Children with ADHD act | | | | children who need medication for ADHD still |
| without thinking, are hyperactive, and have | | | | need it as teenagers. Over 50 percent need |
| trouble focusing. ADHD is currently | | | | medication as adults. Some of the medicines |
| considered to be a persistent and chronic | | | | for ADHD are methylphenidate , |
| condition for which no medical cure is | | | | dextroamphetamine , pemoline , atomoxetine , |
| available. ADHD is most commonly diagnosed in | | | | and a combination drug called Adderall. |
| children and, over the past decade, has been | | | | Behavioral therapy (BT) helps people develop |
| increasingly diagnosed in adults. About 60% | | | | more effective ways to work on immediate |
| of children diagnosed with ADHD retain the | | | | issues. Social skills training can also help |
| disorder as adults. ADHD has also been | | | | children learn new behaviors. Support groups |
| classified as a behavioral disorder and a | | | | help parents connect with other people who |
| neurological disorder or combinations of | | | | have similar problems and concerns with their |
| these classifications such as | | | | ADHD children. Family counseling helps treat |
| neurobehavioural or neurodevelopmental | | | | ADHD because it keeps parents informed and |
| disorders. | | | | also shows them ways they can work with their |
| | | | kids to help. |
| ADHD is common, affecting 4% to 12% of | | | | |
| school-age children. It's more common in boys | | | | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| than in girls. ADHD is a medical condition | | | | (ADHD) Treatment Tips |
| that affects how well someone can sit still, | | | | |
| focus, and pay attention. People with ADHD | | | | 1. Reduce seating distractions. |
| have differences in the parts of their brains | | | | |
| that control attention and activity. These | | | | 2. Use a homework folder for parent-teacher |
| symptoms appear early in a child's life. | | | | communications. |
| Symptoms of ADHD will appear over the course | | | | |
| of many months, often with the symptoms of | | | | 3. Always be on the lookout for positive |
| impulsiveness and hyperactivity preceding | | | | behaviors. |
| those of inattention. ADHD is a developmental | | | | |
| disorder that is often said to be | | | | 4. Teach good study skills. |
| neurological in nature. ADHD has also been | | | | |
| classified as a behavioral disorder and a | | | | 5. Omega-3 fatty acids, zinc, and magnesium |
| neurological disorder or combinations of | | | | mayhave benefits with regards to ADHD |
| these classifications such as | | | | symptoms. |
| neurobehavioural or neurodevelopmental | | | | |
| disorders. These compounded terms are now | | | | 6. Atomoxetine , has been tested in |
| more frequently used in the field to describe | | | | controlled studies in both children and |
| the disorder. Effective treatments for ADHD | | | | adults. |