| Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity | | | | child has ADHD, please seek treatment |
| Disorder In Children: | | | | immediately. |
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| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | | | | Study showed that only a third of the |
| (ADHD) is one of the most common behavioral | | | | children who have ADHD symptoms are being |
| disorder that affects an estimated 8% to 10% | | | | treated. If untreated, ADHD can ruin the |
| of school-age children today. According to | | | | future of your child. He or she will likely |
| one study, almost 1 in 10 children has ADHD. | | | | to drop school, unable to make friends with |
| Besides being fidgety, restless and unable to | | | | others and unable to keep jobs. Don't let |
| concentrate, children who suffer from ADHD | | | | that happen to your child. It's easy to |
| will also experience difficulty sleeping. | | | | identify ADHD kids from the normal energetic |
| | | | kids. Children who have ADHD will have |
| Some studies also show that ADHD sleep | | | | symptoms like unable to stay focused, unable |
| disorders rank among the top ten cause why | | | | to stay calm, unable to stay in a seat and |
| some people can not sleep at night. Some | | | | often cause behavioral problems, they will |
| people with ADHD sleep disorders stay awake | | | | cause trouble in school and at home. |
| in bed for two to three hours before they | | | | |
| finally fall asleep. The stress of not being | | | | Typically, the medication for ADHD is with |
| able to sleep at ease can trigger other forms | | | | stimulants. When kids with ADHD treated with |
| of psychological and physiological imbalance | | | | stimulants, they can make a better decision, |
| causing the sufferers to become prone to | | | | they are not repulsive, they don't do risky |
| depression and other forms of mental | | | | behaviours such as drugs and drinks. So they |
| problems. | | | | actually have lower risk to be abusive than |
| | | | those kids who are not treated. |
| The bad thing is that many parents are | | | | |
| hesitant to seek help for their children who | | | | In addition to medication, strategy such as |
| may have suffered from ADHD because they | | | | making tasks short-term, lot of |
| might blame themselves for causing this type | | | | reinforcements and having clear boundaries |
| of behavioral problem. But please understand | | | | and consequences can help the child to learn |
| that it is nobody fault because the problem | | | | to control his or her own behaviour. |
| is inside the brain. If you suspect your | | | | |