How can ADHD in children be treated?

Exercise is a child's nature. Even when in the mother's womb, the child loves exercise. As soon as they learn to walk, children love to run around. Many people believe that exercise can not only strengthen children's bodies, but also make children who exercise smarter. For this reason, many parents have specially enrolled their children in many interest classes. But children who exercise too much may have a disease, so is there any way to treat children's ADHD?

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. Medication

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

(1) The first-line treatment drugs for central nervous system stimulants are currently mainly methylphenidate and its controlled-release tablets in China.

Methylphenidate, trade name Ritalin. Low doses can help improve attention, while high doses can improve hyperactivity and impulsivity and reduce behavioral problems.

Central nervous system stimulants are limited to patients over 6 years of age. Because of its central nervous system stimulant effect, it should not be used at night. Side effects of the drug include decreased appetite, insomnia, headache, irritability and anger, and it is not yet certain whether it affects growth and development. Central nervous system stimulants may induce or aggravate tic symptoms in patients and are not recommended for patients with comorbid tic disorders. The issue of substance abuse must also be considered when using CNS stimulants for a long time.

Well, the editor has introduced in detail what methods can be used to treat children's ADHD. ADHD is sometimes not easy to detect, and children are the future of a family. Parents should not have the wrong perception that hyperactive children are always smart. We must have a correct understanding of children's exercise, pay attention to children with ADHD, and find treatment methods as soon as possible.