Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Cause, Symptoms & Treatment

No one knows what causes ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER. It's speculated that some subtle brain damage may be responsible in the womb or shortly after birth.

Attention deficit disorder is one of short attention span, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity that starts before age 7. Attention deficit disorder is more common in boys, especially first born boys. Remission tends to happen after about 12 years old with overactivity being the first to go, and distractibility the last.

Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder include:

• Hyperactive
• Emotional outbursts
• Short attention span
• Unable to finish things
• Does not listen when spoken to
• Does not follow instructions
• Dislikes tasks that require concentration
• Careless mistakes in school work
• Loses things
• Easily distracted
• Forgetfulness
• Fidgets with hands or feet while seated
• Runs about or climbs excessively as if "driven by a motor"
• Talking excessively
• Blurts out answers before questions are finished
• Butts into conversations or games
• Poor school performance and learning problems

Our best treatment for ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER so far has been through medication.

Oddly enough, it's stimulants that calm kids with attention deficit disorder such as: dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine), methylphenidate (Ritalin), and pemoline (Cylert). No one knows why these drugs work. These meds can cause some growth depression so are sometimes withheld during holiday periods to allow for catch up growth. Addiction is low risk but something to consider.

Psychotherapy is the next arm of treatment. Both for parents in counselling and for the child through behaviour modification via a system of reward and punishment. Allowing your child free reign to do as they please makes things worse. Discipline works.

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