Causes of ADHD

Children with this diagnosis face learning difficulties, they can not concentrate for a long time and are constantly distracted. They are characterized by hyperactivity and impulsive behavior.How to identify ADHD in children?Knowing how to identify ADHD in children, you can in time to seek help from specialists. Photo: Getty The disease can be caused by the following reasons:

  • genetic predisposition;
  • disorders in the work of the brain;
  • prematurity of the child;
  • pathology during maternal pregnancy - toxicosis, risk of abortion, smoking and alcohol use, stressful situations;
  • complications during childbirth - umbilical cord entanglement, hypoxia;
  • premature or rapid delivery, stimulation of labor by medical products;
  • unfavorable situation in the family, conflicts, excessive severity.

More often such diagnosis is put to boys. With the timely detection of the disease and the appointment of an adequate treatment, it is possible to correct the behavior of the child and help him to establish relationships with others.

Children with ADHD: how to recognize the disease

Among the main symptoms of pathology are:

  • hyperactivity - a child can not sit in one place, constantly turns around, talks, distracts himself and distracts other children;
  • lack of attention - children can not concentrate on the material of the lesson. Quickly distracted by extraneous things, can not long engage in one thing;
  • difficulties in training - the intelligence of such children is normal, but because of the inability to concentrate learning is not easy for them;
  • impulsive behavior - constant mood swings, irritability;
  • disorders of the nervous system - sleep disturbance, clumsiness, constant picking in the nose, inconsistency of body movements.

With signs of ADHD, the child needscontact a specialist. The doctor will conduct the examination and prescribe the necessary treatment. In order for it to be more effective, it is important to create a supportive and friendly home environment - to avoid stress, talk more with the child and spend more time together, make up the daily routine, praise the child more often, but remain adamant in their decisions. Also interesting:

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