Therapy for ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactive disorder or ADHD is a behavior disorder that currently known to affect almost 1 out of 10 of all school aged children in the Untied States. Study shown that boys are almost 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than girls are. ADHD can be detected quite early in a child’s development. It is more important to keep you attention out for any signs or symptoms as the earlier the disorder identified the sooner help can be established.

ADHD was known for a time as minimal brain dysfunction and hyperkinesis. There are 3 types of behavior associated with ADHD including distraction, impulsiveness and hyperactivity. Hyperactivity causes restlessness and fidgeting, while distractibility is seen by a child being distracted by sights or sounds that are irrelevant to the average child. This can cause a hard time for the child to finish a task or even to blurt out speech at inappropriate times. The cause of ADHD is unknown at this time but genetics seem to have a connection in some cases. ADHD patients are known to have less activity in certain areas of the brain that control attention, so treatment varies based on behavior.

Children with ADHD are known to be hyperactive and seem to have trouble focusing on most tasks. Symptoms are present in children with ADHD much longer than in children without, meaning that even though all children tend to exhibit this behavior when excited or anxious, ADHD children exhibit these symptoms longer and will impair the children's capability of functioning socially or at home, or even in a classroom setting. Tics, appearance of little self control and lacks of proper functioning in a task are all common symptoms in school aged children.

Medication and behavioral therapy as well as emotional counseling have proven successful for most patients. Ritalin or Dexedrine are common drugs given to ADHD patients that help to correct the imbalance of neurochemicals in the brain. Normally symptoms tend to decrease after puberty, but are known to continue into adulthood for many patients. Family group psychotherapy has been shown to help families cope with and learn new self-healing treatments so that the patient has a supportive family environment. Study habits and discipline as well as responsibility are common factors used and taught during the therapy sessions.