An excuse to ponder
Activity has always been and remains a sign of a healthy child, who is full of strength and energy. However, excessive mobility should alert parents. If the kid is not able to stand in the long queue, suffer tiring travel, this is not a reason to talk about hyperactivity. It is necessary to distinguish obsessive overexcitation, when the child all day long, regardless of the situation and situation, runs, jumps and aimlessly moves. And neither persuasion, nor punishment for it does not work.
In medicine, there is such a thing as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This syndrome is caused by a violation of the central nervous system. It manifests itself in the child's inability to concentrate and focus on something for a long time. Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are very impulsive, restless, inattentive, with unnaturally high motor activity. These children have problems with memory and, as a consequence, with training. The syndrome of attention deficit hyperactivity interferes with the child's social adaptation. It is noteworthy that children suffering from this syndrome are at risk of developing alcohol and drug abuse. Moreover, in boys this disease occurs 4 times more often than in girls. The manifestation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be observed in the first year of a baby's life. To alarm signals should be attributed:
• loud crying;
• the child's excessive sensitivity to stimuli - to light, sound, disguise, and so on;
• a huge number of movements of the baby, the so-called motor anxiety;
• sleep disturbance: the baby is awake and falls asleep.
Sometimes children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are at first lagging behind in motor development. They learn to turn over and crawl 1-2 months after the rest. There may also be a slight delay in speech development. It happens that parents do not notice anything unusual in the behavior of their child until they enter the kindergarten. But when the karapuz goes to the preschool, the symptoms of hyperactivity with a lack of attention make themselves felt. Increasing mental and physical loads reveal the child's inability to meet new requirements. A signal for parents should be the complaints of teachers about uncontrollability, restlessness during classes and inability to perform the necessary task.
In 5-6 years, the course of the disease worsens. The child becomes unbalanced, quick-tempered, his self-esteem is understated. Despite the high intelligence, the child is poorly educated at school. Moreover, because of mild excitability and impatience, conflicts with peers and adults arise. Parents of a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should always remember that he does not recognize authorities and is not able to foresee the consequences of his behavior.
Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
If you suspect your child is not right, be sure to contact a neurologist. And do not limit yourself to regular consultation. It is best to undergo a complete examination. Diagnosis of attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity disorder includes several stages.
Stage 1 is talking with the doctor. It is necessary to tell the doctor in detail about the child's behavior, about all the diseases he has suffered, about the course of pregnancy and childbirth.
Stage 2 - the child's performance of special tests. By the number of mistakes and time that the child spent on the task, the doctor will be able to assess the situation.
Stage 3 - an electroencephalographic study of the brain, which will allow the doctor to make a final diagnosis.
It should be noted that, depending on the prevailing symptoms, physicians distinguish three variants of the course of the disease:
1. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (most common).
2. Syndrome of attention deficit without hyperactivity (typical for girls, constantly "hovering in the clouds").
3. Syndrome of hyperactivity without attention deficit.
In addition, a simple and complicated form of the disease is isolated. If in the first case there is inattention and hyperactivity of the child. Then in the second - such symptoms as sleep disturbance, headaches, tics, stuttering are added.
Treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity in children
Treatment of this disease should be comprehensive. This means that it should include both medication therapy and psychological correction. Ideal variant, when the child is observed not only in the neurologist, but also in the psychologist. And, of course, you can not do without the support of mom and dad - only this way you will be able to consolidate the skills obtained during the treatment. To accelerate recovery, parents can recommend the following:
1. Remember that your child is not susceptible to punishment and reprimands, but very sensitive to praise. Give the child a good evaluation, and a bad one - to his actions: "You are a good boy, but now you act ugly."
2. Try to develop a system of rewards and punishments together with the child. If you need to punish a child, do it right away after the offense.
3. Formulate your requirements clearly and concisely. Do not give the child several tasks at once.
4. Control the mode of the child's day. Everything should be on schedule and at the set time: lifting, breakfast, lunch, dinner, homework, walking, sleeping.
5. Take care that the child does not overwork when performing any task. Otherwise, hyperactivity will increase.
6. Do not forget that your child needs a gentle training regime. Excessive stresses will lead to fatigue. If you make high demands, the child will have an aversion to learning.
7. Try to exclude the participation of the child in activities associated with a large number of people.
8. Make sure that your child has a balanced and calm friends.
9. Avoid negative comparison with other children: "Petya is a good boy, and you are a bad boy."
10. Ensure that the child spends minimum time at the computer and at the TV screen.
It is necessary to know
With hyperactivity with attention deficit in children, diagnosis and treatment must be carried out. The causes of attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome include functional immaturity or disruption of the specific brain system. Also, hyperactivity with attention deficit can be inherited. However, in 60-70% of cases, the appearance of attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity disorder is caused by exposure to unfavorable factors during pregnancy and childbirth. These factors include: smoking, inappropriate nutrition, stress during pregnancy, threatened miscarriage, intrauterine hypoxia (lack of oxygen), premature, transient or prolonged labor, stimulation of labor. Frequent conflicts in the family and excessive severity to the child can also lead to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Especially if the baby has a predisposition to it.