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ADHD KidsOne of the most pervasive problems in the USA is the staggering number of undiagnosed, or worse, misdiagnosed ADHD kids. When I was a kid growing up with undiagnosed ADHD I didn't know there was anything different going on in my mind than what my friends were experiencing. I didn't have such an easy time growing up. I actually stayed home from school starting about fourth grade and faked stomach aches for days at a time. I endured rectal examinations as a result of that. And, I kept up faking for a year just to get out of school as much as possible. All this over problems I was having with debilitating symptoms of ADHD. As a kid I had no idea how to explain - school just sucked for me. Besides my friends, school was of no interest to me at all. I couldn't follow instructions because I couldn't pay enough attention to them to begin with - my mind, my attention was everywhichway but on the teacher's agenda. I was distracted by every cough, every giggle, every time I heard someone's footsteps down the hallway outside the class if the class happened to be quiet. I was bothered by the cold a/c on my skin or the fly that kept getting into my field of vision or landing on me. As a kid with ADHD my mind was everywhere but on anything related to textbooks and learning new academic information. That was my life... That was me on ADHD. Staying at home faking stomach pains took me away from teachers yelling at me, or conferences with them about why I'm not paying attention in class. Eventually a guidance counselor figured out I was faking and started coming to my house and taking me back to school. Teachers gave me more leeway then and though I didn't pay any more attention than I did previously - I wasn't hassled as much. Apparently they thought I was slow and just incapable of "getting it" like the other kids were! ADHD kids are the same as other kids in many respects. We want to be encouraged to do well in class and in life. We want to understand things - but, if they're not presented in an interesting way - we're lost and quickly focus on whatever else is going on that grabs our attention. Kids with ADHD learn best by doing. Action - any action - causes us to focus for a short time. That little bit of focus is what we need. Individual attention is what we need. If you can't give it to us - we're lost. ADHD is highly treatable... and yet, there are millions of kids around the globe without a clue they have it. They don't know they're experiencing a disorder that can be treated with environmental changes, medication, or meditation. These ADHD kids are basically lost in the system that isn't trained to recognize them. I'm not talking about just the USA - we're probably doing better than 95% of the countries of the world in recognizing the problem. What about Africa? Think they can stop worrying about food long enough to look at their population of kids with ADHD? No, me either. There are other problems in most developing nations and they're not focused on individual problems as much as issues affecting their whole society. Here in the USA - we have a chance to help many kids with ADHD because we know what it is and how it can negatively affect a child growing up. Everyone should do their part to help the ignorant become informed about this pervasive disorder.
ADHD is highly treatable and easy to recognize. No brain surgery necessary. Please do what you can to help those that might not recognize the disorder in their own children. ADD / ADHD is Serious - Please Treat Your Kid's Symptoms... |
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