Emily Smith - ADHD: Ultimate Guide to Parenting and Understanding Child Diagnosed with ADHD

ADHD

Ultimate Guide to Parenting and Understandig Child Diagnosed with ADHD

EMILY SMITH

Crght 2021

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Intrdutn

W hn you hr th trm ADHD, wht nt ur mind rbbl mthng lng th ln of a hrkng kd runnng rl rund th tbl ntd of ttng dwn t do h mth hmwrk. But th mg f a hld gn wld nt n urt tur f ADHD bu the ndtn a lt more complicated thn tht. And lt f t, t ttll nrml (even fr dult) t lose fu frm tm to tm r hv trubl ttng tll. And rll, wht kd wuldnt rthr d nthng but h hmwrk?

Attntn dft hrtvt drdr (ADHD) a nurdvlmntl ndtn fftng both children nd dult (u, t nt jut a kd rblm). 1 In ft, about 8 mlln dult n th US r lvng with th ndtn, nd rdng t dt mld b th CDC, th estimated numbr f children dgnd wth ADHD 6.1 mlln.2

Th trm, ttntn dft n b mldng bu th wth ADHD can ttntn; th jut truggl t rgult it, Lur Rossillo, AAC, fundr f Prftl ADHD n Rln Hght, Nw Yrk, whh ffr rnt trnng, ndvdul hng n, urt gru, nd mnthl wrkh n vru t rltd t ADHD. And, n someone wth ADHD lrn hw thr brn funtn and wht wrk fr them, th can dt b ung thr trngth t lv rblm, h .

ADHD dvl whn th brain nd ntrl nrvu tm suffer mrmnt rltd t th grwth nd dvlmnt f th brn xutv funtn such ttntn, wrkng mmr, lnnng, organizing, frthught, nd mul control. In other wrd, th kll tht hl u ln, rrtz, and xut mlx tk r mrmd a rult f ADHD. Th mjrt f kd wh hv ADHD d nt outgrow t (but m d) th drdr ntnu nt dulthd. In fact, mtm persist nt dulthd n 60% of .

Trtmnt f ADHD n mn th dffrn btwn a rn wh thrv r a person wh truly truggl n lf, Rll xln. Wthut rr urt nd treatment, th wth ADHD m rv unwntd ttntn, uffr n their personal rltnh, nd truggl to hv thr gl, h . Th ll tru fr hldrn wth ADHD wh m hv lwr lf-tm r less nfdn n thr abilities.

Smtm f ADHD

T h k gn nd mtm of ADHD vr tw main r f dffult; nttntn nd hyperactivity/impulsivity.

• Inttntn
• Dffult nntrtng
• Dffult tng fud
• Frgtfuln
• Trouble rgnng tk nd tvt
• Tndn t l thng
• Hrtvt/mulvt
• Fdgtng nd rtln
• Dffult ttng fr lng rd f time
• Dffult nggng n ut tvt
• Dffult wtng turn
• Atng r kng bfr thnkng thng thrugh.

Fr a diagnosis f ADHD th hld mut hv vrl mtm f thr nttntn r hrtvt/mulvt, or bth, r tw r mr ttng uh t hm nd t hl. Smtm mut l have bn rnt bfr 12 r f g.

Causes f ADHD?

T h u f ttntn dft hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) nt knwn. It thught tht thr m b mnr hng n rt f th brn whh ntrl mul nd nntrtn.

Althugh thr n knwn mn u fr ADHD, vrl dffrnt ftr r thught t nr th rk f a hld dvlng ADHD. Th ftr r thught t nlud:

• Gnt. Gn r d n to a hld frm h rnt. Our gn dtrmn hw ur bd funtn, wht w lk lk nd mtm wht d w wll gt. Sm tud hv hwn tht rtn gn r rltd t ADHD. A hld m thrfr b mr lkl t hv ADHD f there nthr fml mmbr uh mthr, fthr, brthr r tr wth ADHD.
• Antntl rblm. If a mthr drnk lhl, mk r tk heroin whl h rgnnt, th m increase th rk f hr hld dvlng ADHD.
• Obttr rblm. Th mn rblm that ur whn a bb is brn, uh a dffult lbur ung lk f xgn t th brn. Bb wth vr lw birth wght hv n increased rk f dvlng ADHD.
• Svr drvtn. If a hld vrl ngltd rl n lf, this m nr thr rk f dvlng ADHD.
• On or more of th ftr m l t a person wth ADHD. Hwvr, lthugh n f th ftr m nr th rk f ADHD, mn hldrn wth ADHD m not hv n bvu ftr t xln wh th hv ADHD.

• Ftr in a hld' ubrngng, uh wthng a lt of TV r DVD, or fml tr, d nt u ADHD. Hwvr, th ftr m mk th bhvur f a hld wth ADHD wr. Dt may l b a ftr fr m children wth ADHD.

Helping a hld wth ADHD

W hthr or nt ur hld mtm f nttntn, hrtvt, nd mulvt r du t ADHD, th n u mn problems f left untrtd. Chldrn who nt fu nd ntrl thmlv may truggl n hl, gt nt frunt trouble, nd fnd it hard t gt lng wth thr or mk frnd. Th frutrtn nd dffult n ld t lw lf-tm wll frtn nd tr fr the whl family.

But trtmnt n mk a drmt dffrn n ur hld mtm. Wth th rght urt, ur hld n gt n trk fr success n ll r f lf.

If ur hld truggl wth mtm tht lk lk ADHD, dnt wt t k rfnl hl. Yu n trt ur hld mtm f hrtvt, inattention, nd mulvt wthut hvng a dgn f attention dft drdr. Otn t trt with nlud gttng ur hld nt therapy, mlmntng a bttr dt nd xr ln, and mdfng th hm nvrnmnt t mnmz dtrtn.

If u d rv a dgn f ADHD, u n thn wrk with ur hld dtr, thrt, nd hl t mk a rnlzd trtmnt ln tht mt thr f needs. Efftv trtmnt fr childhood ADHD nvlv bhvrl thr, rnt dutn nd trnng, l urt, nd tn t hl. Mdtn may l b ud; hwvr, t huld nvr b th l ttntn dft drdr trtmnt.

Ptv fft f ADHD n hldrn