ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a brain disorder characterized by a continuous pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder usually experience academic impairment, which then leads to underachievement.
In its September edition, the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology featured children with this type of disorder. In the report, it was stated that the use of stimulant drugs is basically the primary treatment for the said cognitive disorder; which in turn, does not really help children with the condition.
According to Yahoo! News, a mother recently revealed that she has noticed her son develop the disorder when he was in fourth grade. Upon receiving an email from the teacher asking if they could talk, the mother immediately knew that it had something to do with her child's behavior.
A couple of weeks after putting the puzzle together, her son had a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder, the inattentive type. However, she wasn't surprised about it anymore.
Meanwhile, an article published by the PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, showed that a behavioral treatment focusing on homework problems can result to a clear advantage for children to accurately complete their homework, whereas a long process of medication is most likely to result in insignificant effects on homework performance.
Now, three months after the medication, she decided to stop the treatment when she found out that it wasn't effective. Instead, she took her child into a behavioral modification therapy that teaches kids with ADHD how to work around, and with, their condition. It took a year of therapy according to her but the results were good.
Her child started to improved steadily and today, three years later, he's excelling at school, and he can sit at his desk. As for her child's improvement, the mother stated that she credits her son's improvement on therapy, not on ADHD drugs.
