Are families with ADHD children doomed to live in chaotic homes full of misplaced important items, spending most of their time just on damage control? Most definitely not. With the right tools, a positive attitude, and lots of patience, your child — and your home — can shine.
Children with ADHD have a decrease in concentration of neurotransmitters in the frontal lobe of the brain. This deficit can cause moderate to extreme levels of inattention hyperactivity and impulsivity. If your child has difficulty sustaining attention and effort doesn’t pay attention to details seems like he doesn’t listen has difficulty following instructions is disorganized restless and easily distracted he probably has ADHD.
Dr. William Dodson a psychiatrist specializing in ADHD has his own diagnostic label for these children. He claims that ADHD children have an “interest based” nervous system. They are able to hyper-focus and engage in a task only when it interests them. (Hence the difficulty in organization and cleaning!)
Shifra an expert parenting advisor clarifies the ADHD child’s perspective. It’s not that these children are disobeying their parents on purpose she explains they simply don’t have a level of concentration high enough to focus on directions. For example if you make a simple request such as “Please put the shirt in the laundry ” and on the way to the hamper your child passes an interesting toy — he’ll play with it. Not to spite you he just loses focus.
In addition requests parents make of their ADHD children are usually too broad. For example what does Mommy mean when she asks her daughter to “clean up the kitchen”? Order does not come naturally to an ADHD child and they don’t understand what you want from them.
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