Attention Deficit Disorder

We all have difficulty sometimes to concentrate, remain stationary and motionless or check our pulses. However, people with or without Hyperactivity Deficit Attention Disorder are daily confronted with such difficulties.

ADHD can erode or undermine self-esteem as well as the ability to operate in family , social, educational and professional environment. However, we can rejoice in the fact that thanks to better treatments and to efforts at the level of education, more and more people are unable to alleviate their symptoms of ADHD.

 

 The ADHD, what is it?

HDAD is a neurological disorder. The people who are infected with have difficulty to control their behavior and/or to maintain their concentration. Usually diagnosed during childhood stage, the disorder continues very often to manifest itself in adulthood.

The symptoms of ADHD

The main symptoms of ADHD relate to difficulties of concentration, to hyperactivity (excessive activity) and impulsivity (act before thinking about the consequences).  The behavior in question must present an excessive nature, occur before the age of seven years and significantly disrupt at least two aspects of the life of the person affected (the life at home and school, for example).

The three main categories of symptoms are the following:

• Inattention: difficult to concentrate or to remain focused on a task or activity

• Hyperactivity-impulsivity: activity and excessive impulsiveness

• combined excessive: combination of problems of concentration and activity/excessive impulsivity

which is reached of ADHD?

Of 3 per cent to 5 per cent of children have ADHD
Boys are three times more likely to be affected than girls
ADHD affects people of all ages (including adults)

Generally, only the time used to differentiate between a dreamer child  and very active of a child suffering from a medical disorder. The children affected by the disorder of attention deficit with or without hyperactivity (ADHD) demonstrate behaviors similar to those exhibited by the normal children.

By contrast, among the child reaches of Attention Deficit Disorder without hyperactivity, these behaviors are exaggerated and debilitating. Inattentive and sometimes too impulsive, these children suffer from a neurobiological disorder. They often have a short-term memory deficient, they demonstrate difficulties in performing tasks and they show importunate and annoying behavior.

Sleep problems are also frequent. The dreamer children fall into this category. The difficulty they face in focus may have disastrous consequences on their school performance. Since these children are generally not disruptive, they often go unnoticed and are not correctly diagnosed. Sitting very often in the last rows of the classroom, they spend most of their time watching by the window. The professors often call, and wrongly, these slow or asleep children.

Children who have a disorder of the hyperactivity attention-deficit  (ADHD) carry a double burden. Prisoners of whirlwind activities have difficulties to reach simple goals. This variant of attention deficit disorder may disrupt the social, school and family life. ADHD is two to three times more common among boys than girls. By contrast, the girls violations may also be severely than boys. Children with ADHD are a source of great stress for the parents, the family, the friends, the teachers and the relatives of the child itself.

The causes of ADHD

ADHD is the "fault" of person. Research shows that ADHD seems to be a result of lack of specific brain chemical substances (neurotransmitters) that help the brain to organize and govern the thought and behavior patterns.

As 30 per cent to 40 per cent of people who have been diagnosed ADHD have members of their family who are suffering from the same disorder, it is thought that genes are at least partially involved in the process. Although the parents, the teachers, and the spouses are not the cause of ADHD, they can have a very strong impact on the capacity of affected person to cope with its cloudy.

The consequences of ADHD

Poor or low self-esteem is a cruel consequence of ADHD. These children, unable to remain in place, to wait their turn or concentrate, to stand out well in spite of themselves, other companions and their group. In addition, many have difficulty in understanding the social conventions and may sometimes appear left or bizarre. These children are also more likely exposed to other psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression and behavioral problems (disruptive behavior, aggressiveness and disobedience).
In adulthood, they are more likely than the average to divorce, to have professional problems and to commit suicide. 3 To 5 per cent of children are affected by ADHD; approximately 50 per cent of them will, in the adult age, face challenges of size.

Fortunately, the children with ADHD, often very creative, can become fort made adults. They have a tendency, due to their easy to move from one idea to another, to address the problems in a unique way. It is important to understand that the intellectual potential of these children is no different or less than that of other children.

Lawyers, doctors, school principals and other professionals have successfully overcome the obstacles represented by their disorder of attention deficit. Several problems associated with the social malaise, in the inattention and effrontery respond well to counseling and to the therapy group. In addition, a happy family life and a good school supervision play a significant role on the transition to a positive adult life .

The treatment of ADHD

The treatments offered are tailored to the needs of each child after a bio-psychosociale assessment . Treatments include specific drugs, of the psychoeducation, the learning of social skills, the specialized school framework  and the individualized psychotherapy.

Parents may also receive assistance to improve their understanding of attention deficit disorder and to improve their parenting skills.

All children also receive an evaluation of their response to the treatment drug, both at the behavioral level of possible secondary effects.

What to do?

If you suspect that someone is suffering from ADHD, this person should be assessed by a professional competent.

http://www.douglas.qc.ca/info/trouble-deficit-attention  TRANSLATED

Douglas Researches
The scientists who specialized in research on the attention deficit at Douglas Institute are:

• Natalie Grizenko, M.D.
• Reut Gruber , Ph.D.
• Ridha Joober, M.D. Ph.D.