| ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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| | for the symptoms to show up over months.
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| Disorder can affect both children and
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| | Regardless, if you have a child that is
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| adults although it has become
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| | displaying any of the signs, you should
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| increasingly more associated with
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| | have him or her examined by a reputable
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| children. For individuals with ADHD,
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| | doctor, someone who deals specifically
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| controlling behavior and focusing is near
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| | with ADHD.
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| impossible. Today, experts estimate that
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| | Chances are that the doctor will place
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| between 3% and 5% of all school-age
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| | your child on medicine, which can make a
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| children have ADHD, which is about two
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| | huge difference in the child's behavior
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| million in the United States alone. For
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| | and ability to cope. The most common
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| the child, school becomes a place of
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| | types of medication used include
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| torment while for the teacher, a time of
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| | Adderall, Concerta, Dexedrine, Focalin,
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| frustration.
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| | Metadate ER, and Ritalin. In addition,
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| Although ADHD was first described in 1845
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| | the Food and Drug Administration has also
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| by Dr. Heinrich Hoffman, it was not until
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| | recently approved another type of
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| 1902 when it was identified by Sir George
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| | medicine called Strattera or Atomoxetine.
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| F. Still. For years, a real
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| | (Some alternative therapies such as pine
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| misunderstanding surrounded ADHD. In
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| | bark extract and biofeedback are starting
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| fact, most parents simply thought they
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| | to gain ground with those concerned
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| had a hyperactive child who had eaten too
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| | parents who do not want to go the
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| much sugar or from bad parenting.
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| | pharmaceutical route.) Many times, this
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| However, we know today that ADHD is
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| | medicine coupled with the right type of
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| actually linked to a genetic dysfunction.
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| | therapy shows tremendous improvement in
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| The good news is that having a better
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| | the child.
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| understanding of ADHD means having a
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| | Then, when you add the medicine and
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| better chance through medicine and
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| | therapy in with teachers and parents that
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| therapy of overcoming the symptoms.
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| | understand ADHD and can work together for
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| Typically, a person with ADHD would show
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| | the sake of the child, you would expect
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| signs of hyperactivity, impulsivity,
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| | to see even better results. Just
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| inattention, and sometimes, outburst of
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| | remember, working with ADHD is not an
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| anger from the high level of frustration.
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| | instant fix but with persistency and the
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| While some children will have symptoms
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| | right tools together, the child can go on
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| appear quite suddenly, it is more common
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| | to live a perfectly normal life.
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