| Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity
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| | their ability to balance chemicals in the
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| Disorder
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| | brain that prohibit the child from
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| What is attention-deficit/hyperactivity
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| | maintaining attention and controlling
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| disorder (ADHD)?
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| | impulses, may be used to reduce the major
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| ADHD, also called attention-deficit
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| | characteristics of ADHD, which include
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| disorder, is a behavior disorder, usually
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| | the
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| first diagnosed in childhood, that is
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| | following:inattentionimpulsivityhyperacti
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| characterized by inattention,
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| | vity
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| impulsivity, and, in some cases,
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| | There are four different psychostimulant
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| hyperactivity. These symptoms usually
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| | medications that are commonly used to
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| occur together, however, one may occur
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| | treat ADHD, including the following
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| without the other(s).
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| | :methylphenidate
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| The symptoms of hyperactivity, when
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| | (Ritalin)dextroamphetamine
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| present, are almost always apparent by
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| | (Dexedrine)pemoline (Cylert)a mixture of
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| the age of 7 and may be apparent in very
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| | amphetamine salts (Adderall)
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| young preschoolers. Inattention or
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| | Psychostimulants have been used to treat
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| attention-deficit may not be evident
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| | childhood behavior disorders since the
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| until a child faces the expectations of
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| | 1930s. They have been widely studied.
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| elementary school.
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| | Stimulants take effect in the body
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| What are the different types of ADHD?
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| | quickly, work for one to four hours, and
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| Three major types of ADHD include the
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| | then leave the body quickly. Doses of
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| following:
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| | stimulant medications need to be timed to
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| ADHD, combined type
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| | match the child's school schedule - to
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| This, the most common type of ADHD, is
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| | help the child pay attention for a longer
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| characterized by impulsive and
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| | period of time and improve classroom
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| hyperactive behaviors as well as
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| | performance. The common side effects of
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| inattention and distractibility.
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| | stimulants may include, but are not
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| ADHD, impulsive/hyperactive type
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| | limited to, the
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| This, the least common type of ADHD, is
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| | following:insomniadecreased
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| characterized by impulsive and
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| | appetitestomach
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| hyperactive behaviors without inattention
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| | achesheadachesjitterinessrebound
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| and distractibility.
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| | activation (when the effect of the
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| ADHD, inattentive and distractible type
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| | stimulant wears off hyperactive and
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| This type of AHD is characterized
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| | impulsive behaviors may increase for a
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| predominately by inattention and
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| | short period of time)
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| distractibility without hyperactivity.
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| | Most side effects of stimulant use are
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| What causes attention-deficit
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| | mild, decrease with regular use, and
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| hyperactivity disorder?
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| | respond to dose changes. Always discuss
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| ADHD is one of the most researched areas
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| | potential side effects with your child's
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| in child and adolescent mental health.
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| | physician.
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| However, the precise cause of the
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| | Antidepressant medications may also be
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| disorder is still unknown. Available
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| | administered for children and adolescents
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| evidence suggests that ADHD is genetic.
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| | with ADHD to help improve attention while
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| It is a brain-based biological disorder.
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| | decreasing aggression, anxiety, and/or
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| Low levels of dopamine (a brain
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| | depression.psychosocial treatments
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| chemical), which is a neurotransmitter (a
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| | Parenting children with ADHD may be
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| type of brain chemical), are found in
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| | difficult and can present challenges that
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| children with ADHD. Brain imaging studies
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| | create stress within the family. Classes
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| using PET scanners (positron emission
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| | in behavior management skills for parents
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| tomography; a form of brain imaging that
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| | can help reduce stress for all family
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| makes it possible to observe the human
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| | members. Training in behavior management
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| brain at work) show that brain metabolism
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| | skills for parents usually occurs in a
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| in children with ADHD is lower in the
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| | group setting which encourages
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| areas of the brain that control
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| | parent-to-parent support. Behavior
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| attention, social judgment, and movement.
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| | management skills may include the
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| Who is affected by attention-deficit
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| | following:use of "time out"point
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| hyperactivity disorder?
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| | systemscontingent attention (responding
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| Estimates suggest that between 3 and 9
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| | to child with positive attention when
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| percent of all children have ADHD. It is
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| | desired behaviors occur; withholding
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| more common in boys than in girls with
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| | attention when undesired behaviors
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| the ratio estimated between 4:1 and 9:1,
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| | occurs)
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| respectively.
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| | Teachers may also be taught behavior
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| Many parents of children with ADHD
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| | management skills to use in the classroom
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| experienced symptoms of ADHD when they
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| | setting. Training for teachers usually
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| were younger. ADHD is commonly found in
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| | includes use of daily behavior reports
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| brothers and sisters within the same
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| | that communicate in-school behaviors to
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| family. Most families seek help when
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| | parents.
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| their child's symptoms begin to interfere
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| | Behavior management techniques tend to
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| with learning and adjustment to the
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| | improve targeted behaviors (such as
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| expectations of school and
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| | completing school work or keeping the
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| age-appropriate activities.
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| | child's hands to himself/herself), but
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| What are the symptoms of
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| | are not usually helpful in reducing
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| attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?
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| | inattention, hyperactivity, or
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| Most symptoms seen in children with ADHD
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| | impulsivity.
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| also occur at times in children without
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| | Prevention of attention-deficit
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| this disorder. However, in children with
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| | hyperactivity disorder:
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| ADHD, these symptoms occur more
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| | Preventive measures to reduce the
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| frequently and interfere with learning,
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| | incidence of ADHD in children are not
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| school adjustment, and, sometimes, with
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| | known at this time. However, early
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| the child's relationships with others.
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| | detection and intervention can reduce the
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| The following are the most common
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| | severity of symptoms, decrease the
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| symptoms of ADHD. However, each child may
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| | interference of behavioral symptoms on
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| experience symptoms differently. The
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| | school functioning, enhance the child's
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| three categories of symptoms of ADHD
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| | normal growth and developmental process,
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| include the following:inattention:short
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| | and improve the quality of life
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| attention span for age (difficulty
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| | experienced by children or adolescents
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| sustaining attention)difficulty listening
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| | with ADHD
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| to othersdifficulty attending to
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