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Attention Deficit Disorder - How To Resolve It?

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Dr. Parimal PanditPsychologist • 30 Years Exp.MA - Clinic Psychology
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Attention deficit/hyperactivity issue (ADHD) is a mental condition that is marked by a continuous example of inattention as well as hyperactivity-impulsivity that meddles with the working or advancement of that person. Inattention implies that a person gets distracted from tasks, lacks focus and is not concentrating on the task at hand. Hyperactivity implies that a person tends to move around continuously, especially into situations in which it is not needed. Impulsivity implies that a person makes hurried decisions without thinking about them and that may have negative outcomes or risky consequences. In simple terms, ADHD is a condition where a person or child has difficulty in arousing and maintaining attention on a task. The adult or child is unable to complete and not able to be in a place for a longer period which is otherwise carried out by age mates.  

Here are a few ways with which you can treat ADHD.

Therapy: Along with medicines, certain treatments can be valuable in treating ADHD in children, teenagers and grown-ups. Therapy is helpful in treating other problems as well. For example, anxiety or nervousness issue that may show up with ADHD. The types of therapies that might be used are as follows.

  • Occupational Therapy: Occupational therapy or movement therapy is the first line of therapy for children diagnosed with ADHD. It helps if the child has the opportunity to move around enough so that he or she can focus on a task. Occupation therapy helps in restoring the vestibular sense which is affected in the children with ADHD.
     
  • Psycho-education: Psycho-education implies that you or your kid will be urged to understand ADHD and how it affects you. It can help children, adolescents and grown-ups understand why they have been diagnosed with ADHD. It can also help you adapt and manage the condition.
    • Behavioral treatment: Behavioral treatment gives support to the caretakers of the people with ADHD, and may include teachers and guardians. The treatment includes behavior administration, which uses a group of prizes to encourage your child to attempt to control their ADHD. Having to deal with lesser instructions at a time can help the child remain the focus. The adult with ADHD can remember to inform others to be clear and keep the instructions to a minimum. 
      For the parents it’s advisable that they give one instruction at a time, make sure the child has understood it, and the parent should maintain eye contact while instructing. There could be less clutter around and the labeling of material helps the child to be more organized. Both for children and adults with ADHD behavioral training in organization skills help immensely.
    • Social skills training: Social skills training includes children or youngsters taking part in role-plays or pretending to be in certain situations. This intends to show them how to carry on in social circumstances by figuring out how their behavior influences or affects others.
       
  • Cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT): Cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you deal with your issues by changing the way you think and behave. A CBT advisor would attempt to change how your kid feels about a situation, which would thus change their conduct.
     
  • Eat less carbs: Individuals with ADHD need to eat a healthy diet. A few people may see a connection between types of foods and declining ADHD side effects. For instance, sugar, food colorings, added sugars, and caffeine are frequently blamed for increasing hyperactivity.
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