What is ADHD?
attention disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD) is a diagnostic term given to children and adults who have problems in four main areas of their lives. These four areas are impulsiveness , hyperactivity , boredom and inattence . ADHD is a neurologically disorder. This system in the brain maintains higher brain centers in readiness and is ready to enter. For ADHD there is some evidence that this particular area does not work properly and that the brain seems to be sleeping. Hyperactivity is an attempt by brain to stimulate activity and maintain alertness.
other brain areas can also be affected. These include inhibitory mechanisms of bark and frontal lobes. Each of these specific areas of the brain is associated with a number of different functions.ADHD as a neurological state. Many experts argue that there is no evidence that ADHD is neurological because there were no medical tests to diagnose deficiency. Also the encapsulation of the criteria is also too wide forto make a specific diagnosis. The situation seems to run in families and there are connections with families that have a history of depression and/or alcoholism. Asthma may be predominant in patients with ADHD and disabled children often show considerable artistic abilities, but may also show problems in writing or drawing.
ADHD is five to seven times more common in boys than girls and occurs at every level of intelligence. The condition is more often diagnosed in the United States than in Europe. Stimulating medicines are used more often as intervention strategies in America.
ADHD comes in various forms. It can be divided into two categories, impulse and impulse-hyperactive disorder , or a combination of the two. The term attention to hyperactivity or without hyperactivity has recently used to describe the condition. No two suffering from deficit deficit disorderThose ADHD or (add) are not exactly similar.
about 35% of all children who are referred to in mental health clinics are referred with ADHD. The condition affects about 3% of adults and 5% of children. It is assumed that 50 to 60% of children will grow ADHD until they reach the 1920s.