What Is ADHD? | Child Psychology

So attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD, occurs very frequently in children. And it's typically not diagnosed until a child is at least 7 years of age and is in school. It includes behaviors of inattention, distractibility and oppositional behavior. Oftentimes, children with ADHD have difficulties in school, they have difficulty maintaining friendships, and there's often some type of disruption or difficult behaviors that occur at home.

ADHD is not a learning disorder, but it can affect school and grade performance, because the child is highly distractible and has trouble maintaining and focusing attention at school. One of the things that I often hear parents say is, "Does my child have ADD or ADHD?" So I'd like everyone to know that ADHD, or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is the true name of the disorder, but your child can have an inattentive subtype. Your child can be more impulsive or hyperactive and have that type of subtype. And sometimes, children are inattentive and hyperactive.

With this information, you should recognize that there are many different symptoms of ADHD. And you should contact your clinical professional to really help you understand ADHD.

[shtoer]

I know how that feels, I have a serious attention deficit (and I'm also very hyperactive)
I've been taking medication for 5 years now and recently I started going to a psychologist to help me cope with it ... I'm also tired of not being able to even pay attention for half a minute

[Steve-wvww]

I have ADHD and I was born with it and sometimes I get distracted in class so I just really try to pay attention in class so I can learn and so I can get better grades because of my ADHD I got C's or B's so I wanna try not to let my ADHD get in the way of me.

[stephaniegreenan]

I have ADHD it's special cause some people don't have it and that makes u special cause ur different don't think to ur self that ur a bad person cause u have it its a good thing

[laloweed]

In the past there was no such thing as ADHD, they called it being 'highly spiritual'.

[GloryOrBust]

I tried speaking to kid with ADHD and man it was hard. I feel sorry for that kid.

[carlziehlke]

I know for sure I have ADHD. I used to show all the signs but I've gained control of it. my attention span could be better but I've definantly improved over the years.

[Zeverouis]

Edit 10 years later: I do have difficulty maintaining friendships if those friends don't understand what object permanence is/can't fathom me forgetting they exist. Yes I straight up forget people exist, 10 years ago I was a teen in high school, it's easy then, it's way more difficult as an adult

[goldensniper]

I have adhd and my brother to we both take pills to control it and i always get bored at school

[harlendurocher]

I have ticks it when my hands make random movements and I have adhd

[jagason]

Is this ADHD not able to pay attention to the teachers and students or am I just weird

[ryangimson]

I have this, there is a new treatment called nero bio feedback but its new it trains the brain to ''behave''

[shtoer]

I have ADHD and it's impossible to concentrate on this slow vid, even a person without an attention deficit couldn't concentrate, could she speak even slower?

[Frequently]

no it calms you down... i dont think i have ADHD but im almost 100% sure it helps

[YourGamingTeam]

I'm 20 years old and I have ADHD, how do I get rid of it?

[YourGamingTeam]

its so fucking annoying to have it. every time I say oh I must listen to the teacher I start thinking of other stuff. not even impotent

[shtoer]

You can never get rid of it ... why do you even think that's possible?
it is, however, possible to learn to cope with it
psychologists can help you with that :)

[MRCHAOTIC-jcjy]

I mean I think I am growing out of it because I focus

[wlwhat]

I don't know if I have adhd or not because I dropped my ring on the tub I put in on the side of the tub and then I see a ring on the sink I took that ring and told her I found my ring and basically forgot that I put it in the tub. Also, I get distracted while I'm doing my homework and listening to class.. I listen to my teacher but when we do a quiz I forgot every single detail of the lesson... Do I have it???

[RavenAlgwimu]

I feel like weed triggers my ADHD really bad.

[ARTOFWAR]

It works!!! You don't like it cause it's free.