ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorders) is found among children and adults alike. A restless, inattentive and overactive child, both at home and school may be suffering from ADH disorders. Even though all these symptoms are present in all cases of children with ADHD, the intensity of them varies. Some are hyperactive; some others are inattentive whereas there are children who show these two behavioural problems. According to researchers 4% to 12% of children have ADHD. These children develop problems in concentration and attention. They won’t be able to pay attention to a particular game or subjects in studies for a long time. They become easily frustrated and move constantly from one activity to other.
Further research indicates that boys show ADHD disorders more than girls. The children with ADHD show some common symptoms which are listed below:
- Exhibit signs of disobedience or inability to respond to directions because they won’t be able to follow instructions.
- Show difficulty in paying constant attention in activities at home and school.
- Try hard to please others but fail as they don’t have the mental ability to concentrate on a particular work for long time.
- Easily distracted and seem inattentive.
- Inability to memorize the things that they have studied.
- May show too much interest in talking which can irritate their peers by interrupting their activity.
- Appear restless and won’t wait for their turn.
- Tendency to blurt out answer before the instructions or questions are completed.
- Another common symptom is that they unknowingly lose what they possess.
Sometimes children with ADHD are regarded as undisciplined and lazy which can be said of some children and adults in general, but may not necessarily be the case for either. It is not true that all children with ADHD are inattentive. Some of them can pay attention to activity they like. Some hyperactive children are misunderstood as having ADHD. What needs to be understood is that children with ADHD have symptoms that may impact their learning and processing of information.
In most cases teachers and parents fail to notice the problems in their child as almost all children at younger ages are energetic and hyperactive. Energized children may be seen as having behavioural problems that are often treated sternly by adults attempting to control what is natural energy. Instead of helping the child they are accelerating the mental stress these children are experiencing by trying to control or derail their natural energy.
Parents and teachers should pay special attention to ADHD symptoms in order to help children with ADHD learn to control and use their energies constructively in the classroom. Early detection and proper treatment can minimize the symptoms. Teacher and adult understanding can maximize learning opportunities. By providing children with ADHD with strategies that can be used to guide and control their emotional bursts of hyperactivity, they can be taught to maximize their on-task time in the class, behaviorally and academically.
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/behavior/118.html
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/complete-index.shtml