ADHD in Children
Have you ever been in a situation where you can’t focus on your schoolwork? Do you ever have those times where you cannot pay attention in class? A lot of us have had this issue, and we cannot do much about it. Most of the time, you have not been previously diagnosed with a disorder called ADHD. ADHD is a common mental disorder that is diagnosed mainly in children. In fact, it is one of the most common psychological disorders among children (Polanczyck, et al., 2007). ADHD, the acronym for a disorder called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a disorder mainly described by the inability for someone to stay focused. They have trouble paying attention.
First of all, it is a developmental disorder that …show more content…
Jobs require you to finish tasks on a regular basis and people with these disorders often have difficulty doing so. Another symptom of ADHD is hyperactivity. Hyperactivity means that someone is very active in different ways. A perfect example is when a child continuously taps their feet, and cannot really control it. I am pretty sure a lot of us have seen people who do this. Those are just some of the symptoms of a child with ADHD. The third symptom of ADHD is impulsivity. Impulsiveness is where you feel the need to say or do something without thinking. People who are impulsive tend to not carefully think things through and they can make decisions that can be detrimental to their lives. For example, my brother went to a school where he could advance his education after high school but he could not finish, and now he is having a tough time finding a job. The causes of ADHD are really spotty. They can be a multitude of problems ranging from psychological and social factors. There is also no correlation that parenting style causes ADHD (Monastra, 2014). Figuring out what the cause could be is difficult. A good example of something similar to ADHD is confidence. Like confidence, ADHD can be inherited or it can be influenced by others. Growing up it may be difficult for a child to learn, and sometimes parents can be on either side of this …show more content…
A mental health screening would now be done because anxiety and depression can cause similar symptoms. Sometimes they are so alike that the doctors have trouble figuring them out (Jacobs,2010). After that the child is likely to undergo further psychological evaluation to determine if its is just ADHD or if it is a combination of ADHD and other mental issues. There are a couple medicines to treat ADHD. Three of the common treatments are , antidepressants, stimulants, and Adderall. Adderall is a stimulant and changes neurotransmitters in the brain, to improve the functioning of the kids with the ADHD (IJOCE,
Have you ever been in a situation where you can’t focus on your schoolwork? Do you ever have those times where you cannot pay attention in class? A lot of us have had this issue, and we cannot do much about it. Most of the time, you have not been previously diagnosed with a disorder called ADHD. ADHD is a common mental disorder that is diagnosed mainly in children. In fact, it is one of the most common psychological disorders among children (Polanczyck, et al., 2007). ADHD, the acronym for a disorder called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a disorder mainly described by the inability for someone to stay focused. They have trouble paying attention.
First of all, it is a developmental disorder that …show more content…
Jobs require you to finish tasks on a regular basis and people with these disorders often have difficulty doing so. Another symptom of ADHD is hyperactivity. Hyperactivity means that someone is very active in different ways. A perfect example is when a child continuously taps their feet, and cannot really control it. I am pretty sure a lot of us have seen people who do this. Those are just some of the symptoms of a child with ADHD. The third symptom of ADHD is impulsivity. Impulsiveness is where you feel the need to say or do something without thinking. People who are impulsive tend to not carefully think things through and they can make decisions that can be detrimental to their lives. For example, my brother went to a school where he could advance his education after high school but he could not finish, and now he is having a tough time finding a job. The causes of ADHD are really spotty. They can be a multitude of problems ranging from psychological and social factors. There is also no correlation that parenting style causes ADHD (Monastra, 2014). Figuring out what the cause could be is difficult. A good example of something similar to ADHD is confidence. Like confidence, ADHD can be inherited or it can be influenced by others. Growing up it may be difficult for a child to learn, and sometimes parents can be on either side of this …show more content…
A mental health screening would now be done because anxiety and depression can cause similar symptoms. Sometimes they are so alike that the doctors have trouble figuring them out (Jacobs,2010). After that the child is likely to undergo further psychological evaluation to determine if its is just ADHD or if it is a combination of ADHD and other mental issues. There are a couple medicines to treat ADHD. Three of the common treatments are , antidepressants, stimulants, and Adderall. Adderall is a stimulant and changes neurotransmitters in the brain, to improve the functioning of the kids with the ADHD (IJOCE,