Information on ADHD - Causes, Types and Treaments
One can never have enough information on ADHD. What I have learned is there are several different causes, types, and treatments for ADHD. Keep in mind what you may not be aware of, may lead you to make the wrong decisions.
ADHD is short for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This disorder is most commonly found in boys rather than in girls. ADHD is a pattern of impulsiveness, inattention, and/or hyperactivity. About 10-40 percent of children with ADHD will carry it into adulthood.
Safe treatments for ADHD would be medication and behavior therapy. Pre-schoolers should not take the medicine and if that's the case then talk to your doctor. Other treatments for ADHD would be counseling, life style changes, and/or behavior modifications.
Studies don't show whether it is safe to take the medication for more than a couple years. If you or a person you know has been taking the pills longer than a couple years, talk to your doctor for advice.
Impulsiveness is the tendency to interrupt during a conversation, disorganization, acting before thinking of consequences, and/or jumping from one activity to another.
Inattention is where the person has difficulty listening and/or paying attention, gets easily distracted, and/or doesn't finish their work.
Hyperactivity is the inability to sit still, fidgets, squirms, and has restless sleep, restlessness, and climbing on things. Hyperactivity normally goes away when you get into adulthood.
All three parts: impulsiveness, inattention, and hyperactivity are what make up ADHD. Knowing the difference between the symptoms will help to determine which they may have.
Other Disorders Associated with ADHD
Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct order, Primary Disorder of Vigilance, Bipolar Disorder, and Anxiety disorders are disorders related to ADHD. They are behavioral problems that are hard to control and all have that fact in common among others.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is an ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behavior toward authority figures.
Conduct Disorder is behavioral problems such as physical aggression, destructiveness, truancy, lying, vandalism, stealing, and cruelty to that of humans and animals.
Primary Disorder of Vigilance is the same as ADHD but with the person appearing to be hyperactive to stay alert. Over time the symptoms become worse.
Bipolar Disorder is where the person has episodes of abnormally elevated moods. This is clinically referred to as mania, or if it is milder, then it's called hypomania.
Anxiety Disorder is a persistent or irrational fear that could be accompanied by headaches, sweating, hypertension, and/or palpitations.
ADHD and Its Causes
Genetics make up 75 percent of the causes of ADHD although not many others were found to be a cause. Also, the environment can be a cause. All the pollution and toxins in the air as in major cities could harm the brain.
Pregnancy can also be a cause of ADHD. If the mother is around chemicals while carrying a child in their stomach it could get to the unborns' head and cause problems leading to ADHD.
ADHD is short for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This disorder is most commonly found in boys rather than in girls. ADHD is a pattern of impulsiveness, inattention, and/or hyperactivity. About 10-40 percent of children with ADHD will carry it into adulthood.
Safe treatments for ADHD would be medication and behavior therapy. Pre-schoolers should not take the medicine and if that's the case then talk to your doctor. Other treatments for ADHD would be counseling, life style changes, and/or behavior modifications.
Studies don't show whether it is safe to take the medication for more than a couple years. If you or a person you know has been taking the pills longer than a couple years, talk to your doctor for advice.
Impulsiveness is the tendency to interrupt during a conversation, disorganization, acting before thinking of consequences, and/or jumping from one activity to another.
Inattention is where the person has difficulty listening and/or paying attention, gets easily distracted, and/or doesn't finish their work.
Hyperactivity is the inability to sit still, fidgets, squirms, and has restless sleep, restlessness, and climbing on things. Hyperactivity normally goes away when you get into adulthood.
All three parts: impulsiveness, inattention, and hyperactivity are what make up ADHD. Knowing the difference between the symptoms will help to determine which they may have.
Other Disorders Associated with ADHD
Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct order, Primary Disorder of Vigilance, Bipolar Disorder, and Anxiety disorders are disorders related to ADHD. They are behavioral problems that are hard to control and all have that fact in common among others.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is an ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behavior toward authority figures.
Conduct Disorder is behavioral problems such as physical aggression, destructiveness, truancy, lying, vandalism, stealing, and cruelty to that of humans and animals.
Primary Disorder of Vigilance is the same as ADHD but with the person appearing to be hyperactive to stay alert. Over time the symptoms become worse.
Bipolar Disorder is where the person has episodes of abnormally elevated moods. This is clinically referred to as mania, or if it is milder, then it's called hypomania.
Anxiety Disorder is a persistent or irrational fear that could be accompanied by headaches, sweating, hypertension, and/or palpitations.
ADHD and Its Causes
Genetics make up 75 percent of the causes of ADHD although not many others were found to be a cause. Also, the environment can be a cause. All the pollution and toxins in the air as in major cities could harm the brain.
Pregnancy can also be a cause of ADHD. If the mother is around chemicals while carrying a child in their stomach it could get to the unborns' head and cause problems leading to ADHD.
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