Many parents first associate their child’s misbehavior with “ADHD,” but this is a big misconception. A recent global study supported by Eli Lilly and Company revealed that parents’ perceptions of ADHD in children are skewed. According to child psychiatrists, the diagnosis of ADHD is relatively complex and requires a comprehensive judgment of the child’s behavior in multiple settings, and a single scale test is not enough to label a child as “ADHD.
It is not possible to make a diagnosis based on one scale alone. Most active children are very curious, interested in everything, and have a quick and flexible mind, and most of them will have a good development when they grow up. According to the survey, many successful people in the hours most of them are more naughty, lively character, dare to think and do, competitive. Therefore, parents should be regarded as a good phenomenon for their children’s mobility and vivacity. But how to distinguish between hyperactivity and ADHD, need to listen to the experts.
The professor said that the diagnosis of ADHD is relatively complex and cannot be made on the basis of a scale alone, which may be over-diagnosed or under-diagnosed in clinical practice. According to the experts, to diagnose ADHD in children, doctors will attach great importance to the opinion of the child’s school teacher, because the teacher will find the ADHD child’s “age-inappropriate” behavior, so as to distinguish some children who can not sit still due to physical illness or low IQ, etc.
Experts also believe that in addition to typical symptoms such as inattention and impulsivity, it is important to consider the child’s peer and parent-child relationships in different settings such as school and home. In general, children with ADHD usually have low self-esteem and impairments in social functioning such as emotional and social difficulties.
More than 1/3 of children with ADHD have learning difficulties, which can be very annoying for parents. Qiang Qiang’s mother went to the doctor because of her child’s learning difficulties. She said that 9-year-old Qiangqiang could not sit still in class, always made small movements, and had very poor academic performance, failing most of his homework.
After a comprehensive assessment, the doctor diagnosed Qiangqiang as having ADHD, and after taking the medication, Qiangqiang could concentrate on the teacher’s lecture, but the teacher still reported that other children were not willing to play with him.
Experts say that for children with ADHD, relying on medication alone is not enough to solve the problem, but must also help children with ADHD to build relationships with other children, learn to control their emotions, which requires the patience of teachers and parents.
Early intervention before the age of 6 Previously, ADHD was thought to be a disorder limited to childhood, but in clinical practice it was found that 70% of children with ADHD have symptoms that last into adolescence, and 21% of children with ADHD have symptoms that last into adulthood.
Experts say that untreated ADHD will affect the child’s life, including school life, family relationships and social interactions. For example, poor academic performance at school, friends do not like to play with them, and parents tension, low self-esteem, withdrawn personality, etc.; to adolescence, more will lead to a series of problems, such as substance abuse (illegal drugs and alcohol), truancy and even crime, etc.
Experts urge that children with ADHD should be intervened early before the age of 6. The older the child, the more serious the co-morbidities, such as conduct disorder, anxiety disorder, affective disorder, learning disorder, tic disorder, etc. The presence of co-morbidities can greatly exacerbate the symptoms and make treatment more difficult.