ADHD In Children

Chapters:
00:00 ADHD - typical characteristics in children
00:26 Symptoms and the Diagnosis of ADHD
00:43 How common is ADHD in children?
01:14 Difficulty paying attention in class or at home
01:40 Overactive or hyperactive children with ADHD
02:10 Risk-Taking & ADHD
02:24 Tantrums & Conduct disorders
02:39 Possible co-occurring learning difficulties with ADHD
03:03 Anxiety & Depression can be overlooked
03:18 Schools and Parenting
03:40 Why does my child have ADHD?
04:17 How could ADHD impact my child?
05:05 Strategies to support children with ADHD
05:20 What teachers can do to support children with ADHD
05:59 Who can I talk to about ADHD?

A child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can experience problems with overactivity, impulsivity and risk-taking. It can mean a child is disruptive, can make a real difference to their progress in school and impact their relationships with their peers, friends, family and teachers.
This film explains how to identify and help a child showing the symptoms of ADHD.

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[treearoha]

Children with adhd are also incredibly creative, social butterflies who get along with anyone of any age, and have a supurb passion for life. I have ADHD and so does my son. Having it myself, I've been able to be extremely understanding and compassionate with his behaviour, while also knowing how to manage it. And he is such a BEAUTIFUL kid. Everyone who's ever known him feel the same way. ADHD is not a disadvantage, just a difference. If you can understand them and how their brains work, you can nurture them them in way that brings out all the best parts of that.

[BobNeedsFriend]

I am 11 years old kid, And i have ADHD. But i can confirm all of these because i cant learn easily i loose of any fatigues and being a forgetful, But i tried my best to not risk other.

[queline]

As a therapist, this is accurate for most kids with ADHD. With the right help and support, they can learn to manage.

[ColossalPontiac]

When I was 5-14 everybody thought I had adhd cause I couldn't stop moving, I was forgetful and couldn't concentrate. The only reason was because I was still growing in because of puberty. I am nothing like I was as a kid. I do have social anxiety but that is not caused of adhd, besides I have already had it checked at a clinic and I was told I didn't have it.

[dominiquelopez]

My boys have Autism and I have ADHD and I'm starting to not understand the difference in the two. There's so much overlap. Especially because Autism is such a big spectrum. For us the difference is a lack of social awareness and sensitivity to others that my boys have. I don't have that. I'm overly concerned with caring for others feelings and we'll being. This includes strangers. I hate hurting anyone's feelings or inconveniencing others. My boys are BLUNT and work in their own time frame, doing what they're interested in and nothing else. They don't answer to their names. You will repeat their names 10 times in a row before you get their attention. No exaggeration. I don't have this issue. They have difficulty with eye contact and get stuck on their preferred topic of the moment. My boys also stim a lot which I don't do but I do have to wear headphones a lot to soften noises and certain things like fans blowing on me or really bright lights agitate me. I thought those sensory issues were more common with Autism then ADHD? Anxiety disorder is another diagnosis of mine and that might be contributing to my sensory issues?

[mrsomebody]

What is real sad is I was diagnosed with this as a child got alot for support and medication and I was abruptly moved to another city at the age of 14 and I was lost in the system I reached out to the doctors and was dismissed as a result I was completely lost in the system and left to deal with it alone. I'm not 35 and I've literally been In hell

[mentalhobo]

Thank you mom for home schooling me & keeping me safe from my father...😢 🕊

[brisa]

Im sad... Cause this only shows the one side of ADHD...

[peterdoneganmusic]

Did they have to make this video so dark and dystopian?? It feels like all these kids are gonna turn into vampires or something. ADHD does not have to be so depressing and negative. As a parent of a child on then autism spectrum and ADHD, you cannot say that all these things in this video work for every child. The U.K. like to try and cover everyone under one umbrella for cost cutting reasons and as such if people on the spectrum and/or with ADHD don't fit perfectly within the required pigeon hole, they get lost in the system as no-one is trained in the UK on the NHS to accurately deal with these people as individuals.
For a better understanding of ADHD please see peoples channels on YouTube who actually live with the condition like 'How to ADHD'.

[teijnabrahniuk]

What's with the depressing and scary background music? ADHD is not a horrible disease their brains just work differently, us as adults can learn to work around them. this music makes it sound like a horrible thing

[samanthaq]

Had cptsd, adhd for 38 years of my life, ,feel liberated after knowing about this after finding my safe space

[pureheartedassassin]

I never knew I had adhd.. I do notice I couldn't pay attention in classes.. especially the memory learning class like the teacher shows you sentences and then erases a few of the words so you can try to remember them this is when I was 7-8 YO. My teacher was also not helping because I was slow in learning and she always mocked me.. like one time the "A student" was surrounding her and she called me to write my name on a paper and at that time I still didn't know which one was "d"and "b".

My name is supposed to have double "d" but I wrote it "bb" and she said to the "A students".. "look at her.. she can't even tell which one is b and d" I was so embarrassed but I didn't show it to them and act like I don't care.

When I think back she shouldn't be a primary school teacher because she can't understand a student and actually the most selfish human being I've ever seen.

One time my friend had an accident.. she was pushed by someone while playing "tag" after school and she fell onto the parking curb and broke some flower pots. She lost her front teeth and had to wear fake teeth since she was 7-8YO. After that incident I was hanging out with my (injured) friend during break time when we passed by our teacher.
She didn't even ask if my friend was okay or anything. The first thing she said was "don't you forget to tell your mom to pay me back because you broke my flower pots" at that time I didn't notice how selfish she was. Until I grew up thinking back how messed up that was. She was a PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER...

[_iamsam]

one time i felt sad about wether i have adhd or not and then i got distracted and completely forgot the entire conversation i had in my head

[SuvanK-usww]

Greetings!
My brother, who is 11yrs old, has all of the symptoms that were spoken about in the video. He was born premature and had low birth weight. He behaves a lot less like children his age and has difficulty concentrating on anything. However, he is able to concentrate (only for a few minutes) on things like video games, cartoons, etc. How is it possible that things like cartoons, etc hold his attention, while he's not able to concentrate on studies?
Also, what can be done to improve his concentration levels?
Will his adhd ever get better?
Will he be able to lead a normal life as he grows up?
Pls answer these questions.

[daliadado]

For the people who are upset with this video, it’s realistic, this is how adhd is, it’s hard but it can get better with parents help

[fragosomrgarita]

I don't have any friends I'm always lonely and I always think about stress

[mxtan]

This makes people with ADHD seem like people who need fixing or are criminals. It doesn't show our other side

[TheKseniagd]

My son had lack of oxygen before birth, wrong birth position, cord wrapped around his neck twice, 27 + hours without waters before birth. Nhs never said this is risk for adhd. However doctors in Russia said it is absolutely risk factors of adhd and my son suffered brain injury at birth (based on his ultrasound, EEG, and other tests). It is not always genetic and birth risks should always be taken very seriously.

[AI-chif]

One thing I observed about this ADHD that I found really strange is, isn't it interesting how ADHD kids can't focus in class but they have no problem focusing for hours on something they love, like video games? What kind of "neurological problem" would create problems with focus selectively? At any rate, since I have symptoms myself, I tried doing some deliverance in Jesus' name to see if it worked -- and yep! Yawned at least 10 times, and then I was able to work on a project I had severe issues concentrating on FOR YEARS. Praise God, praise Jesus! The psychiatrists and psychologists act like they know everything, but in this case, they really don't.

[helenjameson]

Dreadful video, full of misunderstandings surrounding ADHD. For example, the speaker says that ADHD is more common in boys - this is statement is misleading as many studies show girls and boys are equally likely to have ADHD but it is far less frequently DIAGNOSED in girls because they often present differently and are often less disruptive at school than their male counterparts. The disruption at school is often what triggers a referral and subsequent diagnosis, hence girls with ADHD are underdiagnosed. I also take issue with the statement that children with ADHD always do badly at school. Whilst it is true that ADHD usually causes children to underachieve academically, this is relative to their intelligence. It is common for a highly intelligent child with ADHD to do well enough to go to university and graduate, albeit with a lower grade than they would undoubtedly be capable of if they did not have ADHD.