Some families do not pay attention to understanding the behavior of their children with hyperactivity, and whether it is a casual condition due to their young age, or whether it is a disease that may affect their mental abilities.
Dr. Mona Hamdi, a specialist in mental health, provides a simplified explanation of how it is possible to know that a child’s hyperactivity has reached a “sick state”, and when parents intervene, and in a way that does not affect their child’s psyche, and does not make him lose confidence in himself.
3 types of this disorder
According to the psychological consultant, there are “3 types of ADHD:
• “Simple hyperactivity”, which is related to the child’s excessive motor activity and impulsiveness.
• “Deep hyperactivity”, which is concentrated in the lack of attention and inadequacy, with the inability to focus and the failure to complete tasks.
• “Complicated Hyperactivity”, so called because it combines the two previous types, simple and profound, and includes hyperactivity disorder, distraction, poor concentration and difficulty performing tasks.
Is there a cure?
There are several methods of treatment, in which it is necessary to combine medical and pharmacological intervention, and they focus on modifying behavior and changing lifestyle in addition to taking medications, according to the explanations of the psychological consultant.
“Behavioral therapy is more effective in managing ADHD,” says Hamdy.
However, this does not mean placing all responsibility on doctors and psychiatrists, as the mental health specialist warns. Rather, the family must be aware of its role in treating their child, and it can do the following:
• Understanding the nature of the disease and how to deal with their children when they suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), through consultation with specialists.
• Early dealing with this situation.
• Absolutely avoid scolding and reprimanding children, or punishing them aggressively.
• The child in these troubled situations needs sympathy and tenderness, but without excessiveness.
• Parents should care regarding raising their son’s morale and stimulating his self-confidence.
Choosing the appropriate type of activity for the child’s condition; For example, it is not appropriate to encourage a child with hyperactivity to play games that stimulate more motor activity, because this delays treatment.
• Avoid taking the child to gatherings that are difficult to control and increase his activity and impulsiveness (such as amusement parks).
• Obtaining appropriate activities for the child in this case from specialists, which allow him to release his energy and movement, but without excessive activity, and leave him the opportunity to communicate with people and develop his social skills without isolation.
• Developing the child’s attention and memory by encouraging him to play games and activities that stimulate concentration and increase attention.
• Reducing distractions, especially while studying, studying and doing activities.
• Parents should practice eye contact with the child because it stimulates his attention.
• Not exhausting the child mentally with a lot of questions and orders, and replacing them with sentences and short declarative phrases.
• Attention to proper healthy nutrition.
