ADHD, Neurobehavioral Disorder, and Psychology Studies

Background Information

Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that Attention deficit hyperactivity

disorder (ADHD) occurs in all ages, races, and genders, and around 5% of children and 2.5% of adults worldwide have symptoms of ADHD. ADHD is part of the neurobehavioral disorder field of studies, having to do with the way the brain affects emotion, behavior, and learning, which is related to psychology. Understanding ADHD can better cross out the negative views that people have towards ADHD.

Types and symptoms of ADHD

Three types of ADHD can be defined: Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Impulsivity. The symptoms of inattention are getting distracted, having short concentration, and poor organizational skills. The symptoms of hyperactivity are people who keep talking, trying to move around fidgeting, and can’t stay on task. The symptoms of impulsivity are interrupting and taking risks. Boys are often seen as more hyperactive and girls are more inattention type. Each kind of ADHD has different symptoms. Another situation that may occur is the combined type, it is a combination of inattention or hyperactive-impulsive. The most common symptom in preschool-aged children is hyperactivity. ADHD can be a lifelong challenge but fortunately medication and other treatments support and help their quality of life.

Medication

Most of the medications used for ADHD are stimulants. Stimulants have a lower chance of getting side effects. However, there are still many side effects of this kind of medication, such as anxiety or irritability, decreased appetite, headaches, increased blood pressure, sleep issues, stomachaches, and tics.

Conclusion

These may advantages and benefits include high focus, resilience, creativity, conversational skills, spontaneity, and high energy. People with ADHD have unique perspectives that others may find interesting and valuable. They tend to have more focus on the things they are interested in the most. They can do that one thing for a long time that normal people can’t. ADHD is hard to overcome but once you do, ADHD is not as bad as the public thinks. There are unique advantages for those patients.

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