Hyperactivity in school children: treatment, symptoms, causes

Recently, more and more often you can hear from doctors that your child has hyperactivity, with which you must definitely do something. Such guys from their peers are distinguished by great energy, which almost never runs out. They are constantly on the move, which makes it difficult, for example, to learn new material in the lessons; it is difficult for them to concentrate on the same thing for a long time. The question arises: is this behavior the result of insufficient upbringing or deviation? We’ll try to understand what hyperactivity is in school-age children. Is treatment required or not?

Problem scale

Scientists and specialists have been studying this problem for a long time, but they began to sound the alarm only when the accumulated data showed its social significance and scale.

According to statistics, hyperactivity is almost universally found in schoolchildren. Treatment, education play an important role in this problem. We will talk about this a little further.

It is believed, and it has already been practically proved, that such kids are more difficult to adapt to groups, and in adulthood there may also be problems. Scientists estimate that nearly 80% of criminals were hyperactive in childhood.

In our country, we began to study this pathology later, and now we can note some ignorance of teachers and doctors in matters related to this disease. That is why most children diagnosed with ADHD are left without the necessary treatment.

And this is fraught with some consequences, for example, these children often have troubles at school, parents at home scream at them for their failures, they do not get parental love, and as a result seek solace in the company of friends. And they, as you know, are different, and therefore the consequences can be quite deplorable.

Causes of ADHD

Hyperactivity in schoolchildren, treatment and the causes of this pathology will be considered in more detail. To begin with, we find out what can provoke the development of hyperactivity. There may be several reasons:

1. Abnormal pregnancy:

• Inadequate supply of oxygen to the fetus.
• The threat of miscarriage at different times.
• Frequent stressful situations in an interesting position.
• Failure to follow proper nutrition recommendations.
• Smoking.

2. Adverse Labor:

• Too protracted labor.
• Rapid birth.
• If you had to resort to drug stimulation of labor.
• Prematurity.

3. Other reasons:

• The presence of neurological problems.
• Frequent family conflicts between parents.
  
• Too much exactingness and severity in relation to the child.
• Chemical poisoning.
• Wrong baby diet.

If there is a combination of several reasons at once, then the likelihood that hyperactivity will occur in schoolchildren increases. The doctor must prescribe treatment, but, unfortunately, this can not always be seen. Often even parents do not pay attention to this problem and do not go to the doctor for help.

Types of Hyperactivity

If there is hyperactivity in schoolchildren, treatment will depend on the type of pathology. And they are as follows:

1. Attention deficit without hyperactivity. The child is most often completely calm, but lives in some kind of his own world, constantly hovers in the clouds, it is difficult to reach him.
2. Hyperactivity without attention deficit. Such a pathology is observed much less frequently. The reason is considered individual characteristics or disorders in the development of the nervous system.
3. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the most common case. The child not only suffers from impaired attention, but also exhibits excessive activity.

Each of the cases needs its own approach to treatment, which is simply necessary.

What is the difference between activity and hyperactivity?

Many parents often ask when to sound the alarm. How to distinguish that a child is not just a very active baby, but there is hyperactivity? To answer these questions, you can use the simple comparison given in the table.

These signs of comparison will help parents suspect a developmental pathology in their child and make them consult a doctor. To make the correct diagnosis (hyperactivity in a school-age child), only a competent specialist can prescribe treatment. Do not postpone a visit to him.

How is hyperactivity manifested?

If there is hyperactivity in school-age children, Dr. Komarovsky recommends starting treatment only when it is established that this is a disease, and not a manifestation of the norm. And in order to find out, you need to know the symptoms of pathology, it can be divided into several groups:

1. Problems with active attention. Such children cannot concentrate for a long time, during training sessions they are often distracted, make mistakes. A kid can lose or forget his things, for him it is most difficult to complete tasks that require perseverance and concentration.
   
2. Movement activity belongs to the 2nd group of signs. You can observe a constant movement, while the child does not have a specific goal, all movements are chaotic and meaningless. The kid cannot sit for long without movement, constantly tugging at something, jerking his legs. There are problems with sleep, the child speaks a lot, it is not a problem for him to communicate with a completely stranger.
3. Impulsiveness. The child does not control his actions, there are no rules for him. Often initiates conflicts with other children and adults, can be aggressive.
   

If there is hyperactivity in school-age children, treatment (Komarovsky thinks so) may not be needed when the disease manifests itself in a mild form. At the same time, a lot of effort and patience is required first of all from the mother to help the child learn how to cope with her problems.

But often it may be required, if there is hyperactivity in school-age children, treatment. And the symptoms, in addition to those listed , are added as follows:

• Moodiness.
• Tearfulness.
• Irritability.
• Talkativeness.
• The desire to be always and everywhere a leader.
• Communication is preferred with younger ones.
• Often a child is left-handed.
• Headache complaints.
• Low self-esteem.
• Nerve tics.
• Various fears.
• Enuresis.
  

If hyperactivity is manifested in school children, Dr. Komarovsky advises to undergo treatment. It should be noted that all these signs do not affect mental abilities, but academic performance often suffers, even if the child is smart, so the help of a specialist is necessary.

Establishing diagnosis

If there is hyperactivity in school children, treatment, correction of this condition is required. But for this you need to correctly diagnose. This is done by neuropathologists, who are required to visit if there are appropriate symptoms. It is important to identify the cause of the pathology in order to exclude the presence of more dangerous diseases, and only a specialist can do it.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is detected in several stages:

1. At the first stage, the doctor tries to collect as much information as possible about the child. He studies the baby’s map, clarifies the course of pregnancy, the presence of concomitant diseases. The doctor asks the mother about the behavior of the child, and also uses the approved methodology of the American Psychiatric Association to diagnose ADHD.
2. At the second stage, psychological examinations are carried out using special tests. They allow you to see the severity of the pathology.
   
3. Inspections on special equipment. To make a correct diagnosis, a small patient is sent for an electroencephalogram and MRI. These examinations allow you to evaluate the electrical potentials of brain activity and see deviations, if any.

The diagnosis can be delayed for several months, only after all observations, tests and examinations, hyperactivity in school-age children is detected, treatment will depend on the symptoms and the severity of the pathology. Parents have to make a lot of effort and patience.

Hyperactivity therapy

It will be required if the diagnosis of hyperactivity in schoolchildren is confirmed, treatment. And the symptoms should reduce their manifestation. But the therapy is long and with the use of many techniques and directions.

1. Correct the motor activity of the child. It is undesirable for such kids to engage in sports with competitive elements, as this can provoke an increase in the manifestation of the disease. It is best to send the child to swimming, aerobic training, skiing.
2. The help is psychological. In the arsenal of specialists there are various techniques for working with such children.
3. Family psychotherapy. A child’s disease cannot but leave an imprint on the parents, especially on the one who spends more time with the baby. They become more irritable, nervous, so the help of a family therapist does not hurt.
4. Relaxation. Special auto-trainings favorably affect the condition of children with hyperactivity syndrome.
5. Correction of behavior. This applies not only to the child, but also to adults. Children with hyperactivity are very susceptible to negativity, there are no prohibitions for them, but they respond quite positively to positive emotions. Given this, such kids will be more effective to praise for good deeds than to blame for bad ones. Relations should be built on full trust and understanding, and prohibit only what really poses a danger to him. Parents should control their behavior, not to be rude in relation to each other, especially with a child.
6. Medication is also required (if hyperactivity is diagnosed in school-age children) treatment. Drugs, for example in the USA, are often prescribed from the group of psychostimulants, but it has been found that they give many side effects that negate all the benefits of their use. In our country, such drugs are not used.

Let us consider in more detail some areas of therapy.

Drug treatment

Most likely, they will prescribe, if the diagnosis of "hyperactivity" in children of school age is confirmed, treatment. Drugs should be selected only by a doctor. To get the result as soon as possible, stimulants are prescribed, such drugs help the child to improve concentration. The following medicines can be attributed to this group:

• Dexedrine.
• "Fokalin."
• "Ritalin."
• "Methylin."
• Vivans.

Specialists often also prescribe nootropic drugs, for example:

• Cortexin.
• "Gliatilin."
• "Phenibut."
• Pantogam.

They help improve cerebral circulation, improve memory, the ability to concentrate.

Treatment for ADHD in Israel

When diagnosed with hyperactivity in school-age children, treatment Israel and its clinics may offer an alternative to medication. In Israeli medical institutions specializing in the treatment of ADHD, the following alternative treatment is used.

This is craniosacral therapy, or osteopathy. The system of this treatment is based on the fact that the skull is directly connected to the spine and sacrum. Even slight changes in the bones of the skull can eliminate or significantly reduce physical ailments and functional disorders. First of all, the physical cause of the pathology is eliminated, especially with regard to birth injuries, and then it is the turn of other specialists to start treatment.

Most children with a diagnosis of "hyperactivity" after the sessions of osteopathy are able to study in a regular school with other children on an equal basis.

One of these clinics is located in Tel Aviv, and is headed by its famous doctor Alexander Kansepolsky. Thus, we see that if there is a diagnosis of "hyperactivity" in school-age children, Israel offers not only medical treatment.

Traditional medicine against hyperactivity

Therapy of this disease requires great patience from parents. It is necessary to strictly follow the doctor's recommendations if a diagnosis of "hyperactivity" in schoolchildren is made. Treatment with folk remedies can also be used, but after consulting a specialist.

Here are some recipes that will help normalize sleep, the digestive system, and because of this at least a little, but the baby’s behavior will improve:

1. Angelica root. It has calming properties. For cooking, you need to take 1 tablespoon of chopped roots and pour 250 ml of hot water, boil in a water bath for 20 minutes. Cool a little and strain. Take 2 tablespoons three times a day.
2. Hop. For therapy, cones of this plant are used. 1 tablespoon is poured into a glass of water and boiled for 2 minutes, then you need to insist a little, strain and take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.
3. St. John's wort is also widely used in the treatment of hyperactivity. It normalizes sleep, promotes concentration, improves memory. It is necessary to take 1 tablespoon of chopped grass, pour 0.5 liters of water and boil for 5 minutes. When chilled, the child should be given 1-2 tablespoons three times before meals.
4. It helps well if there is hyperactivity in school children, treatment with alternative recipes. Herbal preparations are used quite often. One of them includes the following components: valerian root, lemon balm, mint, lavender flowers, St. John's wort. 2 tablespoons of this collection brew 0.5 liters of hot water and insist 4 hours. Give the child 50 ml of medicine in the morning and evening before meals.
5. Lavender flowers help to remove too much activity of the child, as well as nausea, vomiting, headaches. 1 teaspoon of flowers is poured with a glass of boiling water and insisted for 10 minutes. Take a tablespoon twice a day.

It should be noted that with a diagnosis of hyperactivity in children of school age, treatment with the joys of traditional healers can help, but only if drug therapy is carried out, the baby visits a psychologist and his physical activity is adjusted.

Psychological help

In the presence of hyperactivity, it is advisable not to refuse the help of a psychologist. The specialist has in his arsenal various techniques that help to remove anxiety, increase the sociability of the child, reduce his aggressiveness.

Modeling different situations of success, the psychologist will tell parents in which area their baby will feel more confident. He conducts various autogenic training, conducts corrective work, in which the baby's parents must be involved. Personally for each child, exercises are selected for the development of thinking, attention, memory.

Do not neglect the help of such narrow specialists, classes for a hyperactive baby will only benefit.

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12. Parents should help the child choose a field of activity where he can show his abilities.

If your child is too hyperactive, then do not panic and put an end to it. With the modern capabilities of medicine, you can not cope with such pathologies, you just need to pay attention to it in time and visit a doctor. Psychological assistance, drug therapy, psychotherapy sessions will do the trick, and your child will be able to learn along with the rest of the children and show all his talents and abilities.