Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can continue through adolescence and
adulthood but it is one of the most common childhood “brain disorders” among
the other disorders that there may be. Before the new name Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder came, it was called Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).The symptoms may include difficulty staying focused on a
particular task, paying attention, they have trouble controlling their
behavior, and they have hyperactivity or over-activity. Without the proper
treatment for ADHD, it can cause difficulty at home, school, at work, and
getting along with other children or adults. With the proper treatment,
however, most people with ADHD can be successful in school, at home, at work,
and they could lead in their productive lives that they may have.
There is no
cure for the disorder but there may be treatments that can help relieve the
symptoms of ADHD. The key behaviors of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity, and
impulsivity. To be diagnosed with ADHD, a child must have the symptoms for at
least 6 or more months to be considered to have the disorder. Children who have
symptoms of inattention may: Be easily distracted, they miss details, forget
things, and they may change from activity to activity. They have difficulty
focusing on just one thing. They become bored with an activity or task just
after a few minutes, unless they are doing something fun and enjoyable. They
have trouble paying attention with organizing, completing a task or learning
something new in class. The student may have trouble completing or turning in
homework. For example, they often lose some of their school supplies, such as,
pencils, assignments, or pens in order to complete whatever their assignment is
or activity. They don’t listen when someone is talking to them. They may
daydream or become easily confused and move slowly. Apart from a normal person,
they think differently like they have difficulty procession information as
quickly and efficient as other people do. Lastly, they have trouble following
instructions that are given to them. Children who have symptoms of
hyperactivity may: move around in their seat, can’t stay in one spot for too
long, talk nonstop, touch everything they see, be constantly in motion, and
have trouble being quiet. Children who have symptoms of impulsivity may: be
very impatient, say inappropriate comments, show their emotions without
hesitating, and act without knowing what the consequences are, they have trouble
waiting for things that they need or want when either playing a game or
completing a task. Lastly, they often interrupt or intrude in others
conversation or activity. This certain disorder of ADHD may be mistaken for
other common problems.
The causes
of ADHD may be the genes that come in your family bloodline, environmental
factors, brain injuries, sugar, and food additives. Treatments include
medication, various types of psychotherapy, education and training, or a
combination of treatments that may help the ADHD patient. The people who are in
risk of this disorder can be any age but the average age is before the age of 7
years old. Learning, change in their lives, sleeping as well as getting along
with others are the problems during this time of age in the ADHD patient
person.
There is no
way to prevent Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The use of
cigarettes, alcohol, or other drugs during pregnancy may increase the rick of
retrieving ADHD. So, I suggest that pregnant mothers to not smoke drink or do
any drugs that may risk your child receiving this disorder ADHD. It is bad to
do that; too, it could cause other disorders.
There are
many instructional strategies that can help student with ADHD. Teachers could
help with their distractibility issues. They could help with their interrupting
issues. The third thing that teachers could help with is impulsivity. The
fourth difficulty that they could help with is fidgeting and hyperactivity. The
last thing that they could try to help with is their following directions and
getting along with others. For other issues, they could help with the subjects
for if they like math, the teacher could help them master it and they could
master in their homework at home. These are the instructional strategies that
could help teachers who have students with ADHD. In conclusion, all of these
facts and things about ADHD will help teachers, parents, and others to get to
know about this disorder.
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