| Have you ever wondered what having Attention | | | | administration of medication that would increase |
| Deficit Hyperactive Disorder is like? For those who | | | | the levels of norepinephrine and dopamine. |
| are stressed and tired from their job, they might | | | | Stimulants such as Ritalin boost the levels of |
| think that having ADHD is like being high on | | | | these two neurotransmitters. The result is the |
| caffeine. You just keep moving and moving | | | | decrease in impulsiveness and improved attention. |
| without getting exhausted. Despite the high | | | | Anti-depressants are also used in the treatment |
| energy levels, people with ADHD do not get a lot | | | | of ADHD symptoms for the same purpose, to |
| of things done. They can not focus and | | | | adjust the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain. |
| concentrate on a certain task at hand for a long | | | | Some ADHD patients are also prescribed with |
| period of time. They are easily distracted and | | | | anti-anxiety medications to facilitate with the |
| jump from one activity to another. We all know | | | | treatment. Does ADHD go away with the use of |
| how hard it is to focus on our work and it is | | | | these drugs? |
| definitely harder for those with ADHD. Lucky for | | | | There are some children who do not respond to |
| us, ADHD is a disorder for children, right? Wrong. | | | | the stimulant and non-stimulant medications. For |
| So, the next question is: Does ADHD go away? | | | | these children, behavioural modification therapy |
| ADHD is a neurologic problem and is not | | | | proves to be the most helpful method of treating |
| associated with social, parental or environmental | | | | ADHD. This technique aims at altering the |
| factors. Although some research suggests a | | | | behavioural patterns of a child with ADHD to a |
| developmental problem of the frontal lobe, it is | | | | behaviour that is more socially accepted. For |
| more commonly accepted that ADHD is caused | | | | example, a child of ADHD would often break into |
| by an imbalance of neurotransmitters. These | | | | a run even at inappropriate times. With |
| chemicals are responsible for the depression or | | | | behavioural modification, the child learns to fight |
| stimulation of activity in the brain. The | | | | this urge to run and does something more |
| neurotransmitters associated with ADHD are | | | | appropriate. As an adult, behavioural therapy |
| dopamine and norepinephrine. Some studies say | | | | allows the patient to discover which coping |
| that these two neurotransmitters are found in | | | | mechanism suits them. |
| very low levels in those who suffer from ADHD. | | | | In conclusion, we discuss the answer to the |
| Only approximately 20 percent of the levels in | | | | question we've been asking. Does ADHD go |
| normal persons are in people with ADHD. Again, | | | | away? The answer is no, ADHD does not go |
| we ask the same question "does ADHD go | | | | away. ADHD is a non-curable condition but it is |
| away?" | | | | treatable and manageable. |
| The treatment of ADHD involves the | | | | |