Children's attention deficit disorder

Children's attention deficit in a number of cases may not only be a manifestation of the personality characteristics of an individual child, Excesses, which led to malnutrition of the structures of the brain. This phenomenon is attributed to disorders of neurological and behavioral development. Let us consider in more detail whether this diagnosis is so terrible.

Symptoms of attention deficit disorder

Occurs in a combination of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Do not pay attention to the child from the parents, but in the child's ability to concentrate on something, engage in purposeful activities. The attention deficit disorder in children includes the following symptoms:

• difficulty concentrating. The child is not diligent enough, inattentive, frivolous and careless;
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• hyperactivity( reduced threshold of excitability, in response to a minor event, a violent reaction unfolds, especially on unpleasant episodes, difficulties with keeping oneself in place);
• difficulties with the management of impulsiveness( lack of conscious control in response to an undesirable event, on the opposition from others, which runs counter to the wishes of the child).

Symptoms, attention deficit or hyperactivity, or impulsivity, or mixed, in which all three symptoms are combined are diagnosed. In this case, signs can appear from time to time and not be permanent.

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About spontaneous cures

A third of children experience spontaneous improvement. This happens at a certain age, when the child, stepping over the age threshold, through educational explanatory conversations, as well as efforts of will. But two thirds still require correction, including with the help of medication. To find out what is shown in each case, a specialist consultation is required. Behavior disorders in children involved in several medical professionals:

• pediatrician as the one to whom the first lead to the reception of children with all the possible features;
• child neurologist;
• child psychiatrist;
• clinical psychologist.

The psychologist is intentionally mentioned in the last place, since for the psychotherapeutic treatment one must first exclude the underlying disease, and then engage in the correction of behavioral attitudes of both the child and his parents, the immediate environment.

Despite the existence of the problem, supporters of its recognition have opponents. They believe that such behavior is the extreme of the personal characteristics of the child's nervous system response or even the norm option. Allow pedagogical neglect on the part of parents. To resolve the current situation, they propose to strengthen parental control and discipline.

Because not all children respond in this way, such hyperactivity( even in children of the same parents, to whom the same method of education is applied) should be of concern.

Reasons for

There are several most popular points of view, each of which can lead to the above described clinical picture:

1. Maternal infections during intrauterine gestation.
2. Immunologic incompatibility with the mother( Rh-factor).
3. Threats of miscarriage during mother's pregnancy.
4. Chronic diseases in the mother in the stage of decompensation during the bearing of the child.
5. Premature or rapid delivery with stimulation or caesarean section.
6. Complications of labor( cord embossment, birth trauma, especially the cervical spine, hematoma, asphyxia).
7. Diseases of a child at an early age, under which treatment with potent substances was taken.
8. Chronic diseases of the child( bronchial asthma, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, kidney and liver diseases) can contribute to brain damage.

Treatment of children with attention deficit disorder

According to the current treatment protocols for children with attention deficit disorder, the use of psychostimulating drugs is recommended first. The effectiveness of the easing of symptoms is proved by various studies. It would seem that the mind only comes to reassure the child, he is already too active.

If we consider such a behavior of the child in terms of extreme fatigue, overexcitement of the nervous system from fatigue, and these reactions with attention deficit hyperactivity and to be regarded as part of the hypersthenic type depletion reaction, then such a choice of the drug group will turn out to be logical.

The hypersthenic type depletion reaction involves an alternation of excitation periods with periods of calm and normal normal activity. Studies of the use of this group of drugs continue.

The second place in the popularity of appointments are nootropics. This is a group of substances that improves blood microcirculation in the brain. Next are antidepressants according to the indications.

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Non-pharmacological treatments for

Among the alternative therapies, the following medicamentous methods are used:

1. Syndrome - correction of accompanying disorders, improvement of blood circulation in the cervical region, work( if any) with the consequences of perinatal damage to the central nervous system.
2. Psychotherapy - behavioral, aimed at breaking the prepared erroneous behavioral strategies, in a complex leading to attention deficit in the child and the formation of new ones( on the principle of conditioned reflexes).
3. Family therapy of the child: with the help of a close environment find ways to which you can send increased activity, aggressiveness.

Children's attention deficit disorder should not be the soil for testing harmless, at first glance, treatment. With close examination of the clinical picture and additional studies, the pediatrician excludes diseases that can be masked for this behavioral disorder. Treatment, which is allegedly not capable of harming at the time of its use, delays the time for the child to receive adequate medical care if it turns out that she needs it.