What is ADHD in children

ADHD in children, also known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a group of syndromes of attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity and impulsive capriciousness that can be accompanied by learning difficulties. It is often characterized by easy distraction, inattention, impulsivity, poor self-control, hyperactivity, and fidgeting learning difficulties. The prevalence of ADHD in school-age children is 3% – 5%, and the ratio of males to females is (4-9): The clinical manifestations of ADHD in children are diverse, and the basic features include: excessive activity, impulsivity, difficulty concentrating, interference with others, changeable behavior, erratic behavior, and inability to follow adult instructions; related features include: temper tantrums, emotional instability, stubbornness, and difficulty getting along with others. Parents who suspect that their child has ADHD should promptly bring their child to the doctor for a professional and definitive diagnosis in order to obtain an early diagnosis and timely treatment. The goals of ADHD treatment for children mainly include improving attention to improve learning efficiency, increasing self-control, developing effective communication behaviors, improving interpersonal relationships to increase self-confidence, and increasing compliance and task completion rates. 1. Psychosocial interventions: Methods such as explanation, guidance, comfort and encouragement are used to communicate and educate the affected child to help understand the disorder and its impact on learning, behavior, self-esteem, social skills or family functioning. Improve the child’s relationship with family, classmates, teachers, etc., reduce destructive behaviors, increase self-confidence and the ability to complete homework independently. 2.Behavior modification training: Take targeted individual or group training methods for continuous training and establish the principles of correction. Positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement can be combined. Positive reinforcement is to reward the child’s behavior when it reaches the desired goal, so that good behavior can be sustained. Negative reinforcement means that the child suffers the consequences when his behavior does not reach the goal. Behavior training can also use the fading method, that is, parents and teachers ignore the child’s bad behavior, so that the behavior is not noticed for a long time and gradually fade. 3, drug therapy: is an effective means of treating hyperactivity in children, commonly used central nervous stimulant and non-central nervous stimulant drugs to improve the main symptoms of attention deficit, hyperactivity, impulsivity.