Attention Deficit Disorder in Children – What it is and its Treatment

Off late, have you been noticing your child lacking attention, or being impulsive to the point of hyperactivity? Has it been noticed by anyone else too, say the teacher at school or the home tutor? If yes, your child is one more in the increasing list of children suffering from ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) or ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).

What Is an Attention Deficit Disorder?

Attention Deficit Disorder, commonly known as ADD/ADHD, is a psychological term characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.hyperactivity, impulsion, and/or inattention.

A child suffering from ADD faces a number of problems, both in the social scenario as well as from the perspective of health. Usually the symptoms of ADD include:

* Difficulty in sustaining the attention while doing a particular task or while being spoken to.
* Forgetfulness, not being able to organize the workload and getting easily distracted from the subject being attended to.
* Indulgence in activities such as running or climbing; fidgets while sitting still.
* Interrupting others – it is difficult for him/her to wait for his/her turn.
* Excessive talking or fumbling while trying to speak too much too fast

A Stitch in Time

Having Attention Deficit Disorder means your child needs treatment. If you suspect that your child is suffering from ADD, seek advice from your child specialist or Pediatrician. ADD, demands dual treatments – Medical and/or Non-Medical. While the medical treatment is taken care of by the medical expert, the non-medical part falls on your part as a parent. Recovery will be easier and faster as your child will be more comfortable taking guidance and advice from you than a complete stranger (in this case the medical practitioner). Try out the simple steps:

* Behavioral modifications (pay attention and try and change the worst streams of behavior, as you cannot change all of the child’s traits)
* Help the child to make and keep a good circle of friends
* Structure and organize your child’s routine, including a step-by-step process of even simple activities such as homework, games etc.

Try avoiding instant cures, especially the ones advised by medically inept people while treating the child’s ADD. Forcing or beating the child is a complete no-no. Otherwise you may end up doing more damage to your kid than what the disorder could have done.