{"id":9772,"date":"2020-03-09T17:50:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T14:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rowad-alkhaleej.edu.sa\/?p=9772"},"modified":"2021-09-07T01:51:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T22:51:20","slug":"attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-symptoms-and-how-to-deal-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rowad-alkhaleej.edu.sa\/en\/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-symptoms-and-how-to-deal-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Symptoms and how to deal with it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Symptoms, and how to deal with it?<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9764″ img_size=”500×333″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Educational institutions play one of the most prominent roles in shaping personalities and the basics of mental health for children from an early age. The school is the first community they encounter out of their home and familial comfort zone. Teachers are their parents in the outside world. From this stage, we exert the best efforts in our schools to understand and construct the proper educational pillars for children and create the appropriate environment for them. One of the most important aspects we consider is the mental health and disorders that children may go through. One of the most common disorders is Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.<\/p>\n

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What is ADHD?<\/h2>\n

Attention deficit disorder is a childhood mental disorder that has a significant impact on a child’s behavior. In addition, it is difficult for children with ADHD disorder to deal with the surrounding community, their parents, their teachers, and even their classmates. Sometimes the children realize their problem, but can’t control their behaviors. In this case, it is a real obstacle for them to carry out their lives, activities, and achievements normally. Nearly half of students with ADHD never complete secondary school. Only 5% of them have university qualifications, compared to 28% of the general population. Three to five percent of school children suffer from ADHD disorder. It is also more prevalent in males than females.<\/p>\n

\"Diagnosis<\/span><\/p>\n

Diagnosis of ADHD<\/h2>\n

ADHD is one of the developmental disorders when the development of certain personal behaviors such as impulse control is delayed. This is a three-to-five-year delay in growth. This delay is likely to lead to developmental impediments. Some criteria should be considered before the child is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Symptoms should appear before the age of 12. It must also last for at least six months. These symptoms should cause a real disability for children to carry out their lives and activities normally. \u0130t\u2019s important to monitor and determine if the symptoms are only related to a particular place. As it\u2019s normal for some places to motivate the child\u2019s activity, such as the play yard.<\/p>\n

\"Symptoms<\/span><\/p>\n

Symptoms of ADHD<\/h2>\n

Children with ADHD suffer from an impulsive state of hyperactivity, in addition to symptoms such as a poor focus on something for more than a minute. It is usually difficult to distinguish between normal levels of hyperactivity and mental dispersion and conditions that require medical intervention. Therefore, you should note that your child has been going through these symptoms for six months. To determine whether your child has ADHD. Keep in mind that the observation is in two different environments. Those symptoms must be more severe than those of other children of the same age.<\/p>\n

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is divided according to its symptoms into three categories: the first group is predominantly distracted. The second category is dominated by excessive motor activity and impulsivity. The third category is a combination of the previous two categories in which distraction, motor activity, and impulsiveness are all together. Each category has its own symptoms<\/p>\n

The first type suffers from:<\/h3>\n