Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)

Attention deficit hyper disorder also known as ADHD,(Shea 5) is a very common disorder. ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder,(Shea 7) about nine percent of all American children ages three to seventeen have been diagnosed, and four percent of adults.(Shea 8) Some symptoms of ADHD include impulsiveness, inattentiveness, and hyperactivity. (Shea 6) Though ADHD is very common, it is hard to diagnose. There is no medical test which can diagnose ADHD. It takes the help of parents, teachers, and doctors to diagnose since it can affect home life as well as school and social situations (Shea 7). The diagnosis comes from observations of the child or adult’s daily lives. There is no cure, but there are somethings that can be done to help with symptoms.
The first line of treatment is to educate parents and patients (Shea 23).People with ADHD can take medication to help them be more focused, and less active. There are many different medications available to help with the symptoms of ADHD. Medication is not the only option to help with the symptoms of ADHD. People can talk to counselors, write things down, or keep a planner to help. Schools can help by having educational modifications, such as a 504 plan (Shea 26). Parents and teachers can also try behavior modifications to help children with ADHD.
ADHD is becoming more common, 10.4 million people under the age eighteen were diagnosed in one year, and 6.2 million the decade before.
(Shea 7) Scientists have not been able to figure out the exact cause of ADHD. Scientist have found that children with ADHD have thinner tissue in certain areas of the brain, than those without ADHD. (Shea 16). ADHD is also hereditary, which means one of the parents have passed on the disorder to the child. ADHD knows no boundaries, it can affect anyone, even professional athletes like Michael Phelps. Sometimes the cause of the children getting ADHD is because of moms drinking alcohol, or smoking.(Shea 17) The child could inherit the disorder from his or her parents.(Shea 18) People who see it first is usually parents, or teachers.(Shea 19) Hormones can make this disorder can make the condition even worse.(Shea 19) It is very hard to diagnose ADHD because the child could be hyper.(Shea 21) There are a lot of multimodal intervention, and there are a lot of multiple modes, methods, of treatment.(Shea 23) The doctor should educate the parents and the patients.(Shea 23) The child that has ADHD could do counseling and therapy.(Shea 23) The child could also take medicine if he needs to take it but only if necessary.(Shea 23) The child that had ADHD should write homework assignments down and tests and quizzes so they do not forget.(Shea 24) There is a lot of medications for ADHD and some medications can slow down your growth(28). Some phicical sports can help with ADHD because it will wast all of that person(Shea 31). Exersice can help wirh ADHD to like running, and doing sports(Shea 31). A team could help out a person with ADHD (Shea 32). Some people use ADHD medicine just to fouces on a test or on homework or something like that (Shea
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