What is the difference between tics and ADHD?

Both tics and ADHD often occur in children and have a certain impact on children's lives and mental health. The incidence of ADHD is higher than that of tics, and many people know more about ADHD than about tics. At the same time, because the names of the two diseases are similar, they are easily confused. In fact, the two diseases are very different in both causes and symptoms. What is the difference between tics and ADHD?

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), is a relatively common behavioral abnormality in children. Their intelligence is normal or almost normal, but they have defects in learning, behavior and temperament. Most children show symptoms of irritability, poor sleep, and feeding difficulties since infancy. As they grow older, their activities increase significantly, and their movements become uncoordinated. They have difficulty with fine movements such as threading a needle and buttoning a button. They have difficulty concentrating, are easily impulsive, and lack the ability to control their emotions. They like to quarrel with others and are easily excited. They are disobedient, unreasonable, and impolite, and do not avoid danger.

Tourette syndrome in children is mainly manifested by muscle twitching, and some children also have symptoms of hyperactivity. However, children with ADHD never show tics, which is the key to distinguishing the two. The course of tics in children can be short-lived or chronic, and some may even last a lifetime. Transient tics generally do not affect children's academic performance, but chronic tics may affect children's academic performance and lead to adjustment disorders.

Generally speaking, tics in children occur on a continuum. Transient tic disorders may develop into chronic motor tics or vocal tics as the disease continues. About half of patients with Tourette syndrome have simple motor tics as their first symptom, which then develops into Tourette syndrome after several days or months. In addition, transient tic disorder may be accompanied by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Tourette syndrome is prone to occur after taking stimulants and may affect children's academic performance.

Whether it is Tourette syndrome or ADHD, both are diseases that have a certain impact on the life and health of children. Therefore, parents must pay attention to these two diseases and take their children to a regular hospital for treatment as soon as possible. In daily life, we should also show more care and attention to our children, and try our best to help them persist in treatment.