Diagnosis & Symptoms
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disease that is recognised and diagnosed solely by its symptoms. This category aims to help you understand what these symptoms are and how you can identify them.
Below are our 19 articles in the diagnosis & symptoms' category:
ADHD and asperger syndrome have a very similar set of symptoms. If you have any anxiety over whether your child has ADHD or Aspergers this article...
ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can affect up to 5% of children, and asthma and allergy are presently estimated to affect at least...
Whilst it may be tempting to place a badge of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on a child to explain both bad behaviour and a lack of...
Over-eating is common in adult ADHD sufferers, and a tendency to over eat can arise from a lack of impulse control or simply forgetting to eat until...
Your child is clearly hyperactive, cannot sit still, and seems to have trouble paying attention to anything or anyone. It is causing problems at...
Picture the following scenario.
The telephone rings and it is the school, again, summoning you to yet another meeting with your child's teachers...
Any parent who has been summoned to school for the 'umpteenth time' to discuss their child's bad behaviour or lack of educational progress in class...
Many healthy people want to avoid pesticide exposure to protect their health. Pesticide exposure has been linked to a number of growing health...
Over the years, a very wide range of therapies have been developed to address the problems caused by Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder or...
Finding out how lifestyle habits influence ADHD is more important than ever to help people with ADHD live healthy, happy lives. Sometimes, the...
An important part of helping people with ADHD manage their symptoms is to learn what is happening inside the brain. While most research does focus...
The debate surrounding the existence of ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has been ongoing in the media and the medical and scientific...
ADHD is most probably one of several heriditary conditions that can cause ADHD signs in children. This article reviews the evidence and current...
No-one knows exactly what causes ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, otherwise known as ADD or attention deficit disorder. The research...
Whatever a pregnant woman is exposed to during pregnancy, it is quite safe to assume that the foetus will be exposed as well. It is generally a...
If you suspect your child has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD, there are a range of behavioural questions and
tests you can answer...
When poor behaviour is exhibited by a child at home or at school, it should be understood that it means something. The challenge for a parent or...
Much of the research today is aimed at finding new, better treatments for ADHD, especially in children who struggle with it on a daily basis. But...
Is your child hyperactive or suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)? A review of the...
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