| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also referred | | | | activity to the next. |
| to as ADHD and formally called hyperkinesis or minimal | | | | Impulsivity. People who are overly impulsive seem |
| brain dysfunction is a neurologically based syndrome | | | | unable to curb their immediate reactions or think before |
| characterized by any or all of three types of behavior: | | | | they act. They may blurt out inappropriate comments. |
| hyperactivity, distractibility, and impulsivity. | | | | Their impulsivity may make it hard for them to wait for |
| ADHD is usually diagnosed before age seven. It is | | | | things they want or to take their turn in games. |
| often accompanied by a learning disability. It often | | | | What Causes ADHD? |
| create difficulties in school, at home, or at work | | | | The exact cause of ADHD is unknown. |
| Not everyone who is overly hyperactive, inattentive, or | | | | How is ADHD Treated? |
| impulsive has an attention disorder. People with ADHD | | | | Treatment usually includes behavioral therapy and |
| are excessive and have long-term periods of | | | | emotional counseling and medication. Two of the most |
| hyperactivity, inattentiveness and impulsiveness. | | | | common medications that are prescribed are: |
| Eating too much sugar does not cause hyperactivity. | | | | Stimulants and Antidepressants. |
| ADHD is due to a chemical imbalance in the brain. | | | | Stimulants decrease motor activity and impulsivenss |
| How is ADHD Diagnosed? | | | | and increase attention span and concentration. The |
| ADHD is a diagnosis applied to children and adults who | | | | usual dosage is 2-3 times a day. |
| consistently display certain characteristic behaviors | | | | Antidepressants can be used if the patient does not |
| over a period of time. The behaviors must be | | | | respond to stimulants. Antidepressants work by |
| excessive, long-term, pervasive, a continuous problem, | | | | decreasing hyperactivity. |
| and not occuring in other people of the same age. | | | | Side Effects of Treatment? |
| What are the Symptoms? | | | | Antidepressants and Stimulants may cause |
| The most common behaviors fall into three categories: | | | | headaches, upset stomach, loss of appetite, tiredness |
| inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. | | | | and difficulty sleeping. |
| Inattentive. Inattentive refers distraction by irrelevant | | | | Statistics |
| sights and sounds or carelessness and inability to carry | | | | 1 in 4 children with ADHD have a parent who has or |
| simple tasks to completion. People who are inattentive | | | | has had ADHD |
| have a hard time keeping their mind one thing and may | | | | In about 10% of the cases, ADHD can persist into |
| get bored with a task after only a few minutes. They | | | | adulthood. |
| may give effortless, automatic attention to activities | | | | Leading Psychiatrists are calling Arthur a 'walking |
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| attention to organizing and completing a task or | | | | inhumane shock treatments, abusing alcohol, he's now |
| learning something new is often difficult. | | | | being called worldwide' The Zig Ziglar of Mental Illness |
| Some signs of inattention are:becoming easily | | | | 'Read about his amazing comeback and what #1 |
| distracted by irrelevant sights and soundsfailing to pay | | | | best-selling author Mike Litman has called The Most |
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| Hyperactivity. Hyperactivity refers to feelings of | | | | you follow this young mans methods, we assure you |
| restlessness, fidgeting, or inappropriate activity (running, | | | | of positive results and I QUOTE 'If these methods are |
| wandering) when one is expected to be quiet; People | | | | followed precisely, their is no way you can't see |
| who are hyperactive always seem to be in motion. | | | | positive results with whatever illness you have' Dr. |
| They can't sit still. They may dash around or talk | | | | Herbert Palos Detroit, Michigan' |
| incessantly. Sitting still through a lesson can be an | | | | Listen to Arthur Buchanan on the Mike Litman Show! |
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