Attention Deficiency Hyperactivity Disorder is a disorder which is observed in 3-5% of school age children. The ADHD can be preserved even till adulthood, causing range of complications at home, school and work, if not being diagnosed on a timely basis and not using appropriate therapy. Currently, this disorder continues to appear in around 60% of adults in case if they suffered from it in the childhood.
According to Bock (2008), ADHD symptoms include inattentiveness, impulsiveness and hyperactivity that are unacceptable for particular age of the person. Thus, children with ADHD often easily distract from the work because of surrounding sounds and matters. They cannot concentrate for a long time on the activities with low motivation, like doing home tasks instead of playing games on PC. They are restless and impulsive, might have tendency to somnolence in the daytime.
It is still unknown what the exact reason of ADHD is. Scientists presume that people with this disorder have certain changes within the brain. Therefore, neither domestic, not surrounding influence can be regarded as its reason.
For appropriate ADHD analysis and diagnosis there is still no one established method implemented. Such diagnosis can be admitted after the child was regularly examined for around six months for the presence of some or all symptoms of ADHD. Moreover, in order to establish the diagnosis of ADHD, it is worth gathering of the information from several sources, like school, teachers and parents. On the basis of these details the attending physician can compare the behavior of a child at home and at school. Additionally, the attending physician would have to conduct the health check in order to define the presence of other possible deviations in the health state of the child that might influence certain behavioral changes. Still, attending general pediatrician can determine if the child has ADHD by taking into account the standard guidelines, established by American Academy of Pediatrics. These guidelines are used for diagnosis establishment for children from six to twelve years old.
Therefore, attending pediatrician can classify symptoms as three types of ADHD: combined, hyperactive / impulsive, and inattentive types. The first one, combined type is also known as inattentive / hyperactive / impulsive type. Children with this ADHD type have all three symptoms occurring. It is the most spread form of ADHD. The second type, hyperactive / impulsive one, means that children have both hyperactivity and impulsiveness, but they still can concentrate. The third type, inattentive one, was previously considered as syndrome of ADHD. Children with this ADHD type do not demonstrate extra hyperactivity. They are not very impulsive. That is why this type is rather often not taken into attention by parents.
Referring to Rosen (2012), although there are no methods for entire curing from ADHD, still treatment might help in controlling of its symptoms. There are several treatment methods. One of them deals with the use of stimulating medications, known as psychoanaleptics. They are prescribed for already a long period of time for treatment of ADHD symptoms. These medications are also used …