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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Child
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ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER (ADHD)
DISORDER (ADHD)
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Q. Is ADHD a life long condition? Can my child outgrow it?
A. No, ADHD is not a life long condition. It is usually outgrown by the time the child becomes an adolescent.
Q. Is ADHD a life long condition? Can my child outgrow it?
A. No, ADHD is not a life long condition. It is usually outgrown by the time the child becomes an adolescent.
Q. How do adults with ADHD behave?
A. Usually children outgrow ADHD, as they grow older. Few preadolescents and adolescents may have residual symptoms. For them, the treatment is usually behavioral and cognitive therapy. There are anecdotal reports of various other therapies that have been tried like dance therapy, swimming, exercise, horse - riding etc to channelise their energies and increase their concentration.
Q. How can I, as a parent, help in the treatment of ADHD?
A. Parents can definitely help in the treatment of children with ADHD. They should reward positive behavior of the child and reprimand negative behavior. The reprimand should be proportional to the intensity of the negative behavior and should always be predictable /consistent. It should not remain that the child is scolded sometimes and just let off other times. The parents should use persuasive firmness while dealing with these children.
ALWAYS REMEMBER -
PARENTS SHOULD PREACH WHAT THEY PRACTICE AND PRACTICE WHAT THEY PREACH.
In school also, the teachers should be persuasive and yet firm. Before a child resumes school, the ADHD should be controlled else the child may be socially stigmatized.
Q. I have a child with ADHD and I am expecting another child. What are the chances that my next child will also have ADHD?
A. There is no direct linkage of genetic transmission of ADHD. However, the younger child may assume the older sibling as a role model and develop overactivity. Hence, what is required is effective parenting.
A. Usually children outgrow ADHD, as they grow older. Few preadolescents and adolescents may have residual symptoms. For them, the treatment is usually behavioral and cognitive therapy. There are anecdotal reports of various other therapies that have been tried like dance therapy, swimming, exercise, horse - riding etc to channelise their energies and increase their concentration.
Q. How can I, as a parent, help in the treatment of ADHD?
A. Parents can definitely help in the treatment of children with ADHD. They should reward positive behavior of the child and reprimand negative behavior. The reprimand should be proportional to the intensity of the negative behavior and should always be predictable /consistent. It should not remain that the child is scolded sometimes and just let off other times. The parents should use persuasive firmness while dealing with these children.
ALWAYS REMEMBER -
PARENTS SHOULD PREACH WHAT THEY PRACTICE AND PRACTICE WHAT THEY PREACH.
In school also, the teachers should be persuasive and yet firm. Before a child resumes school, the ADHD should be controlled else the child may be socially stigmatized.
Q. I have a child with ADHD and I am expecting another child. What are the chances that my next child will also have ADHD?
A. There is no direct linkage of genetic transmission of ADHD. However, the younger child may assume the older sibling as a role model and develop overactivity. Hence, what is required is effective parenting.
Schizophrenia in Children
What is Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a medical illness that causes strange thinking or strange feelings and unusual behavior. It is an uncommon psychiatric illness and it is hard to recognize in early phase.
Schizophrenia is a medical illness that causes strange thinking or strange feelings and unusual behavior. It is an uncommon psychiatric illness and it is hard to recognize in early phase.
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