How To Recognize The ADHD Children

By Samuel Oliver

ADHD Children

It is very common these days to chance upon a somewhat naughty child in many homes. You may even believe that children are supposed to be naughty.

But ADHD Children are special in their own ways.

ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It is actually a name given to a group of behavioral complexities found in growing children and more and more adults. ADHD afflicts not more than 10 percent of the boys and not more than 4 percent of the girls. This means that 1 out of every 35 children in a schoolroom could have some or more ADHD like behaviors.

The common belief is an ADHD child typically is restless by nature. It appears that the child will be inattentive not only in school, but also at home. Despite his/her physical presence, the child would be mentally somewhere else even while involved in other playful activities.

But you may want to check on this for yourself as some children can be advanced learners even while displaying such behaviors.

This behavioral trait also has very serious implications on the other aspects of their life. Since they are more active and/or impulsive than their other playmates, they slowly develop strained relationships with their peers. The restlessness gets so severe that they even end up having problems with teachers and learning in school.

However, the severity of these symptoms must remain for at least a continuous period of 6 months. Then a child can be diagnosed with some from of ADHD.

The typical symptoms of an ADHD child who is attentive are; difficulty in following instructions, total inattention in school, home, play or any other activity, loosing things required for school activities, appears not to listen even when spoken to directly, doesn't pays attention to close details, almost always remains disorganized, forgets things very quickly and is easily distracted from the work in hand.

Similarly, the symptoms of an ADHD child who is hyperactive/impulsive are; remaining fidgety with the fingers or the digits of the foot, running or climbing inappropriately, inability to play quietly, habitually blurting out the answers in school more often out of turn, interrupting people, inability to sit for long in his seat when he is required to, indulging in excessive talking and always being on the go.

In a more severe form of ADHD, the child could suffer from all the above mentioned symptoms. This type is known as the ADHD Combined Type. Children suffering from this are more visible in their maladjustments and get medical attention more quickly than those suffering from the previous two types.

The parents should always remember in these cases that many physicians believe ADHD is a genetic disorder. And the doctors are often heard to say; "The disease manifests itself early on in life due to lack of certain chemical formations in the brain" or something like that.

Some researchers also believe ADHD to be hereditary. Smoking, diet and/or substance abuse during pregnancy could also result in ADHD symptoms. Perhaps even stress or the 'energy' of an environment may be a factor.

If you take the attitude that ADHD Children should immediately be taken to the doctor then you may just be feeding a fixed outcome. Think for a moment, what's best for your child and then you and your family. Seek understanding and information if you can. Read alternative opinions and ask loads of questions. If ADHD goes unheeded during childhood or ignored, it could cause problems for life.

Action in this case is good but action with out just reacting and adding some understanding and calm at the same time can go a long ways to getting to balance. Some folks even have the belief that ADHD children are much advanced to human kind and may be able to solve some of the 'impossible' problems of this planet.

Samuel Oliver contributes to a website dedicated to ADHD with a focus on thinking outside of the box and know-how all about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder including ADHD Children

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