How to treat children's ADHD?

There are fewer children suffering from ADHD now than before. In the past, the proportion of children suffering from ADHD was quite high, which made many parents very anxious. At that time, the medical care was not as advanced as it is now. Now the treatment for children with ADHD is more complete and easier to treat than before. Let’s take a look at how ADHD in children is treated.

ADHD, also known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or mild brain dysfunction syndrome, is a common behavioral disorder in children. These children have normal or basically normal intelligence, but have defects in learning, behavior and emotions. They have difficulty getting along with others at home and at school, and often make parents and teachers feel helpless in daily life.

In terms of treatment, a comprehensive intervention plan is developed based on the characteristics of the patient and his or her family. Drug treatment can relieve some symptoms in the short term, but non-drug treatments are more important to deal with a series of adverse effects that the disease brings to patients and their families.

1. Psychotherapy

There are two main approaches: behavioral therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. The patient has poor relationships with peers, uses aggressive language and behavior toward others, and has poor self-control. Behavioral therapy utilizes the principle of operant conditioning to promptly provide positive or negative reinforcement to the patient's behavior, enabling the patient to learn appropriate social skills and replace inappropriate behavior patterns with new and effective behaviors. Cognitive behavioral therapy mainly addresses patients' impulsive problems, allowing patients to learn how to solve problems, identify whether their behavior is appropriate, and choose appropriate behavior.

2. Drug treatment

Medications can improve attention deficits, reduce activity levels, improve academic performance to some extent, and improve relationships with family members in the short term.

3. Behavior management and education

Teachers and parents need to carry out effective behavior management and psychological education based on the characteristics of the patients, avoid discrimination, corporal punishment or other rough educational methods, and appropriately use praise and encouragement to improve the patients' self-confidence and self-consciousness.

4. Education and training for parents

It is recommended that children with ADHD should not use medication to treat them. Not only is the effect not very good, but it can also cause certain harm to the body. The most crucial thing is actually parents and friends. Parents must not give up on their children. Even though sometimes their children’s behavior does make them very angry, what parents need to do most is to care for and encourage their children.