| ADHD know as attention deficit hyperactivity | | | | smoke or alcohol when in the womb maybe a |
| disorder affects children's learning, development | | | | cause. It can also be passed tough from a family |
| and behavior giving them a a low concentration | | | | history of ADHD. |
| span to other children. This makes them more | | | | Symptoms of ADHD can detected from the |
| agitated and restless. Their development is | | | | child's development such as a child is unable to |
| effected due to not being able in engage in an | | | | understand or follow simple instructions, is more |
| activity for very long becoming bored and fidgety. | | | | fidgety than other children,are not able to finish |
| ADHD is more common in school aged children | | | | activities and are constantly asking questions or |
| and is more common in boys than girls. Once | | | | talking and also answering question before they |
| diagnosed ADHD can affect a child up to | | | | have even asked them. These symptoms can |
| adulthood, when ADHD has been diagnosed by a | | | | easily be misconstrued for behavior problems. |
| medical professional medication will be given to | | | | More noticeable symptoms such as emotional |
| help the child. Medicines such as methylphenidate | | | | immaturity, more clumsy and aggressiveness and |
| (eg Concerta XL), atomexetine and | | | | resilient to discipline. |
| dexamfetamine, will be tried an tested to see | | | | If you are concerned about your child or if they |
| which one suits the individual child as all children | | | | are showing any of the following signs then |
| have different strenghts of the disorder. The | | | | medical help will be advisable to both you and |
| causes of ADHD is still unknown but evidence has | | | | your child so that they can get the correct help |
| come to conclusions that exposure to drugs, | | | | and support to help in later life. |