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