Causes of ADHD

There are a lot of theories on the causes of ADHD but most experts agree two things – ADHD is hereditary and the problems associated with the condition arise as a result of a subtle difference in the tuning of the brain. The experts disagree on what elements of the brain are affected – some believing it is temperament based whilst others believe it is a syndrome separate to temperament. However, most “experts” do agree that this condition is not caused by diet or poor parenting.

But what is ADHD? We are told that children suffering from ADHD show the following symptoms:

1. They are inattentive – they get bored, become distracted and flit from task to task.

2. They are impulsive – often saying exactly what is on their mind with no thought for the consequences. They don’t understand social nuances – misreading accepted social cues.

3. A significant portion of children labeled as having ADHD or similar disorder will have a learning disability. This may be in writing, reading, math or a language difficulty – or a combination of these skills.

4. Parents often find their children cannot follow instructions. For example: if told to go and wash teeth, hands and get changed for bed, they come back with their teeth washed but forgetting to do anything else.

5. They fidget and have difficulty remaining seated.

6. They are generally highly disorganized – clothes back to front, inside out, leave schoolbags and coats behind. As they get older, they procrastinate, fiddle and find it hard to start projects.

7. At school, they resemble a caged animal – at play – they are like an animal released from captivity.

8. They are insatiable – they demand, intrude , interrogate and don’t know when to stop. Once they get an idea into their head, they are like a dog with a bone – they go on and on and on until their parents are ready for the men in white coats with the strait jackets.

9. Most children diagnosed as having ADHD are extremely sensitive and go on to develop poor self esteem. Hardly surprising as they are often seen as a failure – they fail to fit into the parameters of our “normal” life. They can put so much effort into school with their homework yet fail to meet the levels of their peers. With their schoolmates, yet fail to become popular. It is always important to nurture high self esteem in children – but perhaps even more so in children seen has having a “disorder”. Whilst the distinguishing symptoms of this and similar disorders will dissipate over time, the low self esteem and poor ability to mix with their peers may have a serious detrimental effect on their later life.

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