ADHD? What’s that? How do we treat it?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a type of neurodevelopmental of mental disorder. These symptoms begin at age of six to twelve. These happens in school or outside activities may result in poor performance. They are incapable of paying attention, hyperactivity and sometimes act on impulse.

                Symptoms of ADHD varies from person to person. There are three types of ADHD. The first type of ADHD is inattentive, distraction and are disorganized. This type is called primarily inattentive. The second type is the hyperactive with diminishing impulsiveness that were prominent at an early age. The third type is a combination of the first two.

                Children with ADHD can’t concentrate in their studies and keep losing friends. They need to learn social skills. Skill training focuses on helping kids or adults suffering from ADHD learn new, appropriate behaviours and interaction skills.

                Experience and relationship with peers in a group session have subtle effect on a child’s development. Through these connections, children learns how to build lasting relationships and communicate effectively with their peers.

                However, these kids with ADHD isolate themselves because of repeated failures in friendships, low self-esteem. It is important that they are given help both by teachers and family members. Deficits in social skills have a negative impact on the child as he or she grown or moves into adolescence and adulthood.

                If your child struggle in friendships, it is important that you need to solve this peer problems directly and over the long term. However, these social skills can be learned and acquired by your child suffering from ADHD.

                Parents should teach skills directly to their kids. They often react without thinking about the consequences. Parents should teach the kid positive social skills, and be a good role model themselves. Focus on one or two areas that are difficult for your child, so that the learning process don’t become an overload for the kid. Kids with ADHD have problems starting conversations, interacting with their peers in a reciprocal manner. They also can’t resolve their conflicts as they arise. You should as a parent clearly identify, and practice these pro-social skills, and be positive towards the problem.

                Next, we have to ponder on how to solve reading comprehension in children with ADHD. In first to second grade, most children need to acquire reading skills. However, due to their ADHD, many children have trouble understanding the text, how the story goes, how it ends. Same with the English essay.

                So, how do parents help them? Parents should read to them, and let the child read silently beside you as you read aloud. Furthermore, engage the imagination of your child. When your child reads the book, encourage her or him to visualize the story. You can also encourage your child to note-take. Lastly, don’t give up hope to having a mental disorder kid. Smile. There are many ways out there. Spend time bonding with your child. It takes a lot of love and moral support from a parent to heal the child’s emotional wounds.