"Children are not aware of many behaviors at all, interfering with the classroom"
"Walk around at random during class time, and sometimes even crawl on the ground"
"I don't return to the classroom after class"
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When her son was in first grade, Emma received complaints from teachers and parents about her son almost every day.
The parent group was lively discussing KET's grab strategy, inquiring about the tips of the piano exam, studying which word class teacher was better, for Emma, she did not even have the opportunity to study whether the child's pinyin mastery, whether the addition and subtraction within 20 was skilled, how many jump rope jumps...
She is more worried about whether her son Xiaozhi will be isolated by teachers and classmates, whether he will be unhappy, or even unable to go to school... Because Koji is a child with ADHD.
At first, when he was one or two years old, Xiaozhi went to the early education class, a group of children who had just walked a steady road, sitting on the mat around a drum, shaking their heads and singing, their eyes always followed the teacher, Xiaozhi ran back and forth around the four corners from the moment he entered the classroom, shouting self-made tunes, neither sitting down to listen to the story, nor clapping hands with the music, the teacher quipped that Xiaozhi was a warm-up guest;
When I got to kindergarten, I had to sit on a small table to draw, do crafts, queue up, listen to instructions to eat and sleep, Xiaozhi was shaking alone in the back of the classroom, sometimes playing with toys by himself, sometimes tiptoeing to see what his classmates were doing, sometimes he slipped on the grass outside the door and rolled, and the teacher said that Xiaozhi did not need a chair;
Realizing that the child's behavior is more than active, the teacher says that he does not follow the instructions and asks Emma if she has any knowledge of the so-called sensory system disorder.
The experts did screening and evaluation, asked about the family and the child, tested the child, let Emma and Xiaozhi fill in the questionnaire for several hours, and also let Xiaozhi do a series of examination procedures such as brainwave scanning, and the results informed them of the symptoms of "ADHD".
01. The impact of ADHD on children
Hyperactivity disorder, also known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), refers to the appearance of age-inappropriate inattention, inactivity and emotional impulses in children, usually before the age of 12 years, and is one of the most common developmental behavioral problems in childhood.
ADHD brings a lot of trouble to parents, teachers, children themselves, and peers.
Parents feel that their children can't control their movements all day long, and they don't pay attention to things; Spending a lot of time every day with homework needs to be constantly reminded to focus. Parents may also lose patience and throw tantrums at their children after a long time.
The teacher reflected that the child did not listen carefully to the lecture in the classroom, made many small movements, touched this and that, and the learning performance was not good.
Companions find them running around, talking and doing things impulsively, impatiently, not following the rules in their game activities, and unwilling to be friends with them.
Over time, children with ADHD can have their self-esteem hurt and even give up on themselves.
According to statistics, about 6% to 9% of school-age children in the world suffer from ADHD, and 6.8% of children in the mainland are eligible for the diagnosis of ADHD, which also means that every 14 children in the mainland will have ADHD, and even 2/3 of the children will bring this disease into adulthood.
Adults may not be able to engage in the ideal occupation because of their short years of education and low education, and their socio-economic level is low. It is easy to be fired or change jobs more frequently due to poor job performance.
Issues of academic qualifications and work can further affect mate selection, marriage and family relations. ADHD can also lead to alcoholism, antisocial behavior, substance abuse, and even criminal behavior.
02. What factors are related to the onset of ADHD?
The exact cause and pathogenesis of ADHD is still unknown, but most people believe that the pathogenesis of ADHD is closely related to genetic, environmental and psychosocial factors.
1. Genetic factors
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has a familial cluster, and most scholars believe that the disease is a polygenic genetic disorder.
2. Environmental factors
Adverse factors during pregnancy and childbirth: Smoking and drinking alcohol during maternal pregnancy can increase the probability of behavioral problems in children. Lead exposure: Lead exposure in children may be the cause of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
3. Psychosocial factors
Discord between parents, improper parenting, poor character, or the mother suffering from metropolitan depression, dissociative disorder, or the father's antisocial behavior or material dependence, family financial difficulties, childhood separation from parents, abuse, improper school education methods, etc.
03. What can parents do?
As a parent, have you ever asked yourself this question: What role do you play in your child's life?
Many people's answers are money, companionship, love, and tutoring. But many people overlook that it leads children to learn social skills.
The following methods are effective, but only if you have established a positive parent-child relationship with your child.
The relationship between parents and children is positive and positive, and the more trust a child places in his or her parents, the more willing he is to be taught.
Remember that in the process of your child's education, you must let your child feel that you are on his side and think about him, and do not accuse the child from the beginning.
1. Develop social skills
When the child asks "Mom why don't they play with me?" At that time, you can use this as an example to conduct a "social review" with your child:
Step 1, discuss what your child did
Step 2, discuss what happens when your child does this
Step 3, discuss whether the outcome is positive or negative
Step 4, discuss what your child should do next time
And form a conclusion for the child to guide the child to adapt to the social environment next time.
2. Get help from the teacher
Ask the teacher to assign some small tasks to our children, such as wiping the blackboard, sending and receiving homework, and participating in the reporting of the board.
This is not arranged in a "punishing" manner.
Instead, by becoming the teacher's little assistant, let the classmates see him with a positive eye, and increase the degree to which children with ADHD are accepted by their classmates.
Please try not to criticize and punish the child in public, and avoid becoming a case of ridicule and refusal to communicate with classmates.
3. Receive regular treatment
After treatment, the symptoms of most children with ADHD can be improved.
Treatments for ADHD include both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies.
When treating, according to the patient's condition and specific needs, reasonable selection and comprehensive use of drug therapy, psychobehavioral therapy or individualized education projects and other treatment methods, comprehensive intervention should be carried out for the patient, so as to maximize the improvement of the patient's symptoms and social function.
Pharmacotherapy is the first-line treatment for children over 6 years of age with ADHD.
Numerous studies have shown that continued medication leads to maximum functional improvement, such as alleviating symptoms of ADHD, improving academic performance, and reducing the risk of comorbidities and substance abuse, thereby improving the quality of life of patients.
However, many parents and teachers do not think that ADHD is a disease, and they are also worried about drug treatment, "talk about drug discoloration", many children with ADHD only receive short-term or intermittent drug treatment, and even do not want to accept drug treatment, making many children with ADHD miss the best treatment period.
ADHD is a chronic disease that requires long-term treatment. The treatment of ADHD requires the joint efforts of parents, teachers and medical staff to maximize the symptoms and social functions of children with ADHD by raising awareness of ADHD and following a multi-modal, multidisciplinary standardized treatment method, helping them grow up healthily!