Sunday, May 11, 2008

Understanding ADHD


According to netdoctor, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) refer to a range of problem behaviours associated with poor attention span.
These may include impulsiveness, restlessness and hyperactivity, as well as inattentiveness, and often prevent children from learning and socializing well. ADHD is sometimes referred to as hyperkinetic disorder.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that ADHD is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood and can persist through adolescence and into adulthood. Currently the causes are unknown.

Participation said that researchers and scientists have discovered that certain areas of the brain are usually affected in people who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). These are the frontal lobe (responsible for our attention span and concentration, controlling our behaviour, planning ahead and making good decisions), the middle brain (a complex area which affects our emotions, feelings and memory, as well as motivation and movement) and the Posterior area (which receives the incoming stimuli and is involved in the way we think, our emotions and things we do automatcially. It is the centre of balance for the other systems involved in learning, self-control and motivation). ADHDis a condition that becomes apparent in some children in the preschool and early school years. It is hard for these children to control their behaviour and pay attention. It is estimated that between 3 and 5 percent of children have ADHD, about five children and two adults out of every 100. This means that in a classroom of 25 to 30 children, it is likely that at least one will have ADHD.

ADHD usually runs in families and researchers believe it is in the genes of those families. So ADHD is a condition which is generally inherited.

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