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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD in children requires doctors to treat them with stimulant medicines. However, a new study is revealing that these medicines could be having an adverse effect on the child's ability to sleep peacefully.

The findings came to light when researchers conducted a meta-analysis that measured the impacts of the stimulants on the sleeping pattern of children. Katherine M Kidwell of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, and colleagues, examined nine total studies, as part of this research. During the course, they found that in seven studies, the effect of stimulant medication on the sleep latency for children was higher.

According to the findings of the study published in pediatrics, there was a prominent difference between medicated and un-medicated sleep. The frequency of medication also seemed to be playing a pivotal role on the sleep pattern. Commenting on her decision to include fewer studies in the meta analysis, Kidwell, the lead author of the study, said that she wanted to specifically include randomized control trails to study accurate sleep patterns of children instead of relying on a checklist form filled by parents.

Elaborating on the findings of the research, Kidwell added that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD patients showed a variation in their sleep pattern that could be attributed to various factors.

Adding further, Kidwell said that even though the study shed light on a new aspect of using stimulant drugs to treat the condition in kids, more in-depth research is required to confirm the findings. Also, since the study involved only 246 cases, establishing the exact nature of the relationship between the medication and sleep pattern was difficult.

However, the authors urge doctors to understand the condition of the child thoroughly before prescribing the medication.
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ADHD: Kids On Stimulant Meds Find It Hard To Sleep

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD in children requires doctors to treat them with stimulant medicines. However, a new study is revealing that these medicines could be having an adverse effect on the child's ability to sleep peacefully. The findings came to light when researchers conducted a meta-analysis that measured the impacts of the stimulants on the sleeping pattern of children.

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I learned a lot from this project. I already knew a minimal amount of information on ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), but I learned a lot more information. For example, I already knew that children with ADHD often have trouble focusing. They may fidget, have trouble sitting still, get easily distracted, and have trouble focusing. People with ADHD may also have a low attention span and have different energy levels. However, I learned that the three main symptoms of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. I also did not know that ADHD is often inherited, it can run in families. I also learned from this project that although people with ADHD have trouble focusing, all people with ADHD have a few tasks or activities that are interesting to them and that they can pay attention to very well. ADHD can be defined by people have excessive behavioral issues for their age. It is important that people with ADHD get an actual medical diagnosis from a health professional that knows a lot about ADHD. This is because ADHD is often misinterpreted. This medical diagnosis will help them with their issues in their everyday life, school, and relationships. People with ADHD can do everything that everyone else can do, but it is usually harder and more difficult for them. This can cause negativity on the person with ADHD because they feel that they can not do anything. This is why it is important for people with ADHD to get academic support, counseling/behavioral techniques, and medications. Academic support can be through tutoring, preferential seating, extended time on tests, and electronic devices. I found it interesting that there are three common symptoms of ADHD. These symptoms are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Before this project, I did not know that these were the three main symptoms and signs of ADHD. I also found it interesting that although there is medication for ADHD, there is no cure. The medication just helps. It is important for everyone to learn about ADHD, especially if they or someone close to them has it, so that you help others the right way.

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ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a cluster of difficulties that involve the self-management system of the brain. The main signs of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. ADHD is often inherited. It can run in families. Although people with ADHD have trouble focusing, all people with ADHD have a few tasks or activities that are interesting to them and that they can pay attention to very well.

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What Is ADHD? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Explained

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Children with ADHD can accomplish everything that everyone else can do, it is just more difficult for them. Behavioral strategies are very helpful for children with ADHD. This can be done by finding specific problems that come up and finding ways of teaching the child different ways of dealing with it and reinforcing these behaviors. This will lead to a better response by encouraging them with what you want them to instead of getting mad at them for what you do not want them to do. Although there are medications for ADHD, they do not cure ADHD, it just helps. It is important to find the right medication and the right dosage.

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What Are the Available Options for ADHD Treatment for Children?

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How to Recognize ADHD Symptoms in Children

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How to Recognize ADHD Symptoms in Children

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There are many recognizable symptoms for children with ADHD. Some of these symptoms include low attention span, not listening, always losing things, and making careless mistakes. Energy levels may also be different for children with ADHD. For example, they may have trouble sitting still or they may fidget a lot. Children with ADHD may get distracted easily. Usually, girls have inattentive ADHD while boys usually have hyperactive ADHD. It is important that children get a medical diagnosis for ADHD since it can often be misinterpreted.

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How to Recognize ADHD Symptoms in Children

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Childhood ADHD: What are the signs and symptoms?

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Childhood ADHD: What are the signs and symptoms?

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Children with ADHD are more likely to have learning difficulties but they can succeed in school with the right support and treatment. Children with ADHD usually have learning difficulties due to not being able to control their behavior. This affects them in their everyday life, school, and relationships. The three main symptoms of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Once these symptoms become out of control, you should seek an evaluation. Often, ADHD is seen throughout the family. ADHD can be treated by academic support, counseling/behavioral techniques, and medications. Academic support can be through tutoring, preferential seating, extended time on tests, and electronic devices. Also, it is important for children and parents to learn new ways to cope with ADHD.

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Childhood ADHD: What are the signs and symptoms?

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Dr. Blanca Fresno of Children's Physicians Medical Group (CPMG) explains the signs, symptoms and treatment for the different types of childhood ADHD.

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For decades, frustrated parents and teachers have barked at fidgety children with ADHD to "Sit still and concentrate!"

But new research conducted at UCF shows that if you want ADHD kids to learn, you have to let them squirm. The foot-tapping, leg-swinging and chair-scooting movements of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are actually vital to how they remember information and work out complex cognitive tasks, according to a study published in an early online release of the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.

The findings show the longtime prevailing methods for helping children with ADHD may be misguided.

"The typical interventions target reducing hyperactivity. It's exactly the opposite of what we should be doing for a majority of children with ADHD," said one of the study's authors, Mark Rapport, head of the Children's Learning Clinic at the University of Central Florida. "The message isn't 'Let them run around the room,' but you need to be able to facilitate their movement so they can maintain the level of alertness necessary for cognitive activities."

The research has major implications for how parents and teachers should deal with ADHD kids, particularly with the increasing weight given to students' performance on standardized testing. The study suggests that a majority of students with ADHD could perform better on classroom work, tests and homework if they're sitting on activity balls or exercise bikes, for instance.

The study at the UCF clinic included 52 boys ages 8 to 12. Twenty-nine of the children had been diagnosed with ADHD and the other 23 had no clinical disorders and showed normal development.

Each child was asked to perform a series of standardized tasks designed to gauge "working memory," the system for temporarily storing and managing information required to carry out complex cognitive tasks such as learning, reasoning and comprehension.

Children were shown a series of jumbled numbers and a letter that flashed onto a computer screen, then asked to put the numbers in order, followed by the letter. A high-speed camera recorded the kids, and observers recorded their every movement and gauged their attention to the task.

Rapport's previous research had already shown that the excessive movement that's a trademark of hyperactive children -- previously thought to be ever-present -- is actually apparent only when they need to use the brain's executive brain functions, especially their working memory.

The new study goes an important step further, proving the movement serves a purpose.

"What we've found is that when they're moving the most, the majority of them perform better," Rapport said. "They have to move to maintain alertness."

By contrast, the children in the study without ADHD also moved more during the cognitive tests, but it had the opposite effect: They performed worse.

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Kids with ADHD must squirm to learn, study says

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Excessive movement common among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is actually vital to how they remember information and work out complex cognitive tasks, a new study shows. The findings show the longtime prevailing methods for helping children with ADHD may be misguided.

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People with ADHD often have trouble focusing. They often feel as though their mind is running in all different directions. People with ADHD usually feel that ADHD is commonly mistaken as an excuse. People may feel like they will never amount to much because they believe that it is holding them back.

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD/ADD) - causes, symptoms & pathology

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD/ADD) - causes, symptoms & pathology

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ADHD is a concentration disorder. ADD eventually evolved into ADHD to be more specific for those with different symptoms. People may be diagnosed with ADHD because they are inattentive or hyperactive/impulsive. Inattentive is when you have trouble paying attention. Hyperactive/impulsive is when you are overly active and impulsive. Children with ADHD can either have both of these or one of them. Some symptoms of inattentive ADHD are carless mistakes, not listening, and easily distracted while some symptoms of of hyperactive/impulsive ADHD are fidgeting, squirming around, and getting up often. Most commonly, children have symptoms of inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD. These symptoms usually start between the ages of 6 and 12 and are not behaviorally appropriate for their age.

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The Facts About ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

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The Facts About ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

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People with ADHD often show signs or symptoms. For example, according to a mom of a child with ADHD, people with ADHD are can be fidgety, have trouble sitting still, and get mad easily. It is possible for parents to feel helpless to their child with ADHD. This can lead to guiltiness of the parent making them feel as though they caused their child to have ADHD. However, ADHD is not caused from bad parenting. There are many misconceptions of ADHD. ADHD is a common, real medical disorder. ADHD is one of the most common brain disorders that affects young children. People with ADHD may be fidgeting, talking excessively, impatient, disorganized, interrupting, distracted, or forgetful. All children may exhibit these signs at one point or another. However, children with ADHD have these excessive behavioral issues for their age overtime.

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The Facts About ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

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About 4,000,000 children between the ages of 3 and 17 are diagnosed with ADHD every year. ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder for kids in America. However, some of these diagnoses may be inaccurate. ADHD requires a professional diagnosis. However, this does not always happen due to factors like cost. People who do not have the money can always go to see someone else. For example, a school psychologist.

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological disorder characterized by de velopmentally inappropriate impulsivity, inattention, and in some cases, hyperactivity. All of us have occasional difficulty sitting still, paying attention, or controlling impulsive behavior. For some children and adults, however, the problem is so pervasive and persistent that it interferes with their daily lives at home, at school, at work, and in social settings.

Between 3 to 7 percent of school children are affected by ADHD in the U.S. In the pediatric age group, ADHD is much more common in boys than in girls.

Studies show that patients with ADHD have demonstrable low levels of catecholamine in their brains, and the actual brain volume in certain areas of the brain may also be smaller. Scientists have also isolated certain genes which are specifically associated with ADHD. Essentially, ADHD occurs due to low levels of certain chemicals in the brain.

How to diagnose ADHD?

To make the diagnosis, several of the ADHD symptoms must be present before the age of 12 years, and symptoms must be present in more than one setting. Diagnosis is made mostly by getting history from the parents, caregivers, teachers and other adults who work with the child. Your doctor will ask the parent/caregiver and the teacher to fill out one of several different rating scales. Some of the commonly used rating scales are the Connor's, Vanderbilt, and Child Behavior Checklist. Then, the doctor will do a very detailed interview with you and the child.

What are the symptoms of ADHD?
ADHD has three sub types, and symptoms will vary accordingly:

ADHD inattentive type

ADHD hyperactive/impulsive type

ADHD combined type

The symptoms of the inattentive type of ADHD include:

Makes careless mistakes/poor attention to detail

Difficulty sustaining attention in tasks/play

Does not seem to listen when spoken to directly

Difficulty following instructions

Difficulty organizing tasks/activities

Avoids tasks requiring sustained mental effort

Loses items necessary for tasks/activities

Easily distracted by extraneous stimuli

Often forgetful in daily activities

The symptoms of the hyperactive/impulsive type include:

Fidgets

Leaves seat

Runs or climbs excessively (or restlessness)

Difficulty engaging in leisure activities quietly

"On the go" or "driven by a motor"

Talks excessively

Blurts out answers before question is completed

Difficulty waiting turn

Interrupts or intrudes on others

What are the treatment options for ADHD?

The Gold standard of treatment is stimulant medication, though there are several other classes of medications also that can be used. Other things that could be used in conjunction are: cognitive behavioral therapy, parent management training, social skills training and educational support at school in the form of a 504 plan and/or an Individualized Education Plan (IEP.)

Will my child ever "grow out of it"?

As the child matures, the hyperactivity and impulsivity decrease, but the inattention is more likely to be a lifelong issue.
We often use the "Rule of Thirds" to break down the potential outcomes of ADHD cases:

1/3 -> complete resolution

1/3 -> continued inattention, some impulsivity

1/3 -> early Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder, poor academic achievement, substance abuse, antisocial adults

How Preferred Medical Group Can Help

Erica Chapman, Mother of Eriel Chapman

Many behav iors can be a sign of possible learning problems. Of course, one indicator is poor grades in school. But often, children with learning problems also have trouble learning to take care of themselves at home or in the community independently (e.g., young children may show delays in learning to walk or talk, older children may have trouble learning to keep up their daily hygiene on their own). Other children have very strong abilities in some areas but struggle in one particular area. Sometimes children act out when they have learning problems. They might try to avoid going to school or begin to have physical ailments, such as stomachaches or headaches.

If you suspect your child may have learning problems, talk to your child's teacher or doctor about your concerns. Learning problems can be diagnosed by completing a psychological evaluation that includes an IQ or developmental test to assess your child's overall intellectual abilities, an assessment of adaptive behavior skills (i.e., independent daily living skills), and, depending on your child's age, possibly an achievement test to assess specific academic skills. A comprehensive evaluation is necessary to rule out other problems that may be affecting your child's grades, such as depression, anxiety, or ADHD. Treatment for learning problems usually includes special instruction or accommodations at school to help your child learn.

How Preferred Medical Group Can Help

Brittany Scott, mother of Mackenzie Scott

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It is important to know that there is no one test that determines if a person has ADHD. To get a diagnosis, a person needs to be interviewed by a medical professional who knows a lot about ADHD. The interviewer then asks about school and home to determine how the child is functioning compared to kids the same age.

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People can encounter overexposure to things like sunlight, radiation, violence and drugs-but now (for kids at least), education is in the running too. With ADHD among young children making the news time and time again, the cause has become much more compelling than the effect. The effects are clear enough as it is. But what can be causing such a vast spread of this mental debilitation? The fingers are out, and they're pointing at school. Kindergarten, to be precise. Are kids starting school far too soon-and is it literally messing with their heads? Keep reading to find out what the professionals have to say.

Do you believe that schooling kids too soon can be a cause of ADHD? Chime in below!

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People can encounter overexposure to things like sunlight, radiation, violence and drugs-but now (for kids at least), education is in the running too. With ADHD among young children making the news time and time again, the cause has become much more compelling than the effect. The effects are clear enough as it is.

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ADD/ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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ADD/ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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People did not understand ADHD the way they do now. ADHD used to be considered a behavioral problem. Now, we know that ADHD is a problem with one's brain management system. ADHD does not have something to do with how smart someone is. People with ADHD usually have difficulty with focusing and get distracted easily. There are also some times when people with ADHD are able to focus without getting distracted and staying on topic. However, they usually have trouble paying attention with most things.

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ADD/ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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What is ADHD, anyway? Well, you're about to find out just about everything you need to know about ADD/ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In this 28-minute video, Understood expert Tom Brown discusses everything about ADHD in children -- from ADHD symptoms to various treatment options, including ADHD medication.