The Role Of ADHD In Children

As of 2011 there are 11% of children in the United States diagnosed with ADHD and out of those 11% there are 6% being medicated (Frances). ADHD is a disorder that stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and it is diagnosed when children have trouble focusing in more than one setting such as school or home. In recent years, when children are diagnosed with ADHD parents and heads of school automatically turn to medication when there are other methods to help control the behavior. Most people put the blame on children for having ADHD when they should be focusing on why it's so easy for doctors to diagnose ADHD in children. While some believe that medication is the best way to help children with ADHD, there are alternatives where schools can help aid students with ADHD.
In recent years, school have cut back recess times and other oppurtunities for free movement and are forcing children, especially in grade school, to sit for long periods of time. In addition to making children more hyper by having less recess and free time it is also affecting the way children develop certain things such as balance(Hanscom and Strauss). Though ADHD affects more than one age group it has more of an effect on younger children because not having enough time to move is causing them to be underdeveloped and by medicating them it's just putting a band aid over the real