What is the reason why children are so active?

Children's hyperactivity is just a sign of youth and liveliness, but ADHD is different. It is a disease that affects the healthy growth of children. Therefore, mothers are particularly worried about their children's hyperactivity. In fact, children's hyperactivity is caused by the mother's history of smoking or alcoholism, genetic factors, severe lead poisoning, and social and psychological factors. Mothers should pay special attention to the health of their children.

1. Reasons why children are active

(1) The mothers of the affected children often have more complications during pregnancy or perinatal period and often have a history of heavy smoking or alcohol abuse.

(2) Genetic factors, such as: the blood brothers and fathers of the children have more hyperactivity or inattention; the incidence of monozygotic twins is as high as 51% to 64%; relatives are also more likely to have alcoholism, antisocial personality and hysteria

(3) Although the research results of neurotransmitter enzymes are often contradictory, they are still a way to study the cause of this disease.

(4) Severe lead poisoning can cause fatal toxic encephalopathy, dementia and other neurological damage, but there is no conclusion yet on whether mild lead poisoning can cause ADHD.

(5) The influence of social and family psychological factors, such as adverse social environment or family conditions (broken family, economic poverty, crowded housing, parents with bad personalities, alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, etc.) can all become the cause of the disease and affect the development of the disease and prognosis.

(6) Other factors: Nutritional problems, vitamin deficiency, food allergies, food flavorings or added artificial colors, etc. may make children more susceptible to ADHD.

How to diagnose ADHD in children?

1. Inability to concentrate: The child's attention span is short and he is easily distracted by external factors. He cannot complete a task from beginning to end. He does not pay attention in class and often looks around or is distracted.

2. Excessive activity: unable to sit still in class, making many small movements and talking a lot, likes to make trouble, often quarrels and fights with classmates, etc.; children often climb up and down, run and jump around without knowing the danger.

3. Impulsiveness and willfulness: Children with this disorder have poor self-control and are prone to emotional instability. They become agitated, irritable, crybaby, and often lose their temper.

4. Difficulty in performing fine and coordinated movements: The children’s bodies are not as coordinated as those of normal children, their movements are clumsy, they are not flexible when buttoning, lacing shoes, sharpening pencils, etc., and they do not walk in a straight line.

5. Learning difficulties: Although the children have normal intelligence, they often have learning difficulties and poor academic performance due to difficulties in concentrating and poor self-control.