ADHD

ADHD

ADHD means attention deficit hyperreactive disorder. A person who has ADHD has attention issues and differences in the activity and development of the brain. Also, a person with ADHD has a lower capacity of being still and have self-control. Doctors advise that ADHD is better treated at an early stage, and hence knowing its signs are better (Farahat et al., 2014). Some of the ADHD symptoms are self-focus, interruption, emotional imbalance, fidgeting, noisy play, incomplete tasks, and avoiding duties that require extended time extended. Generally, the lack of focus summarizes the problem in ADHD patients. Such children must be taken though process under strict supervision to help them grow stronger. When treated, ADHD patients would heal from daydreaming.

There are two significant problems related to the symptoms of ADHD, which are pregnancy problems and family connection. Where there are parents with ADHD disorder, half of the total population of the affected parents will sire children with the same problem. Thus, the genetic characteristics are passed from one parent to their children (Fuller-Thomson & Lewis, 2015). Also, a child is fifty percent vulnerable to having ADHD if their parents have it too. Finally, the child is exposed to the level of thirty percent if the older sibling has ADHD. Otherwise, children whose mothers had difficult times in pregnancies, born with underweight issues, and are prematurely born are prone to ADHD problems…

Attention Deficit Hyperreactive Disorder is a neurodevelopment problem that mostly occurs in children but can be diagnosed among adults. Sometimes, it is not easy to diagnose the ADHD, because most symptoms are related to childhood activities, thus differentiating them from childhood actions turns difficult. There are some facts about ADHD infections. Males are realized to have a thrice capacity of disease when compared to females (Lawson et al., 2015). Therefore, the highest chances of men being diagnosed with ADHD leads to their coverage of thirteen percent of the population, while women represent four percent of the affected. In addition, the symptoms of ADHD are vivid between the ages of three and six.

There are stimulants that children with ADHD are subjected to, for treatment. These stimulants are in two forms, the immediate-release, and the extended-release stimulants. The immediate-release stimulants are taken after every four hours of prescription. Also, immediate-release stimulants are cheap. Otherwise, there are the extended-release stimulants. Children who take the extended-release stimulants are advised not to take medications before, during, and after school(Lecendreur et al., 2015). In addition, the extended-release stimulants are neither crushed nor chewed. The adults are subjected to both stimulants and non-stimulants medication. Long-term stimulant medication is preferred because they improve the patients’ condition accordingly. Some of the stimulating drugs include methylphenidate and amphetamine for adults.

Children with ADHD are exposed to catastrophic accidents. Parents must establish safety rules for children with ADHD. Some of these safety rules include avoiding using cell phones when driving and using a helmet when driving. Parents must be keen when children with ADHD encounter higher risk activities like swimming by checking the rules used when engaging the activities. ADHD is a chronic disease that needs early treatment (Lecendreur et al., 2015). Also, ADHD screening is done on a child who has revealed more than six ADHD symptoms. Diagnosing and treating ADHD at childhood is better for the child grows in a healthy threshold. All health institutions must get the required tools for treating ADHD. ADHD is a chronic disease that needs much attention to cure in both children and adults.

References

Farahat, T., Alkot, M., Rajab, A., & Anbar, R. (2014). Attention-deficit hyperactive disorder among primary school children in Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. International journal of family medicine, 2014.

Fuller-Thomson, E., & Lewis, D. A. (2015). The relationship between early adversities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Child Abuse & Neglect, 47, 94-101.

Lawson, R. A., Papadakis, A. A., Higginson, C. I., Barnett, J. E., Wills, M. C., Strang, J. F., … & Kenworthy, L. (2015). Everyday executive function impairments predict comorbid psychopathology in the autism spectrum and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders: neuropsychology, 29(3), 445.

Lecendreux, M., Lavault, S., Lopez, R., Inocente, C. O., Konofal, E., Cortese, S., … &Dauvilliers, Y. (2015). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in pediatric narcolepsy: a cross-sectional study. Sleep, 38(8), 1285-1295.