What do children with ADHD lack?

ADHD is closely related to the child's nerves, and most of the causes of ADHD are caused by insufficient neurotransmitters, not by the lack of trace elements in the child's body. Therefore, when treating children, they usually need to take some sleeping pills to prevent them from being active, and pay attention to nutritional supplements. So what do children with ADHD lack?

Causes of ADHD

Insufficient amount of neurotransmitters in the brain

Some people believe that the occurrence of ADHD may be a pathological condition caused by insufficient number of neurotransmitters in the brain and the inability to transmit information in a timely manner.

The decreased concentration of neurotransmitters (such as norepinephrine and dopamine) in the brain can reduce the inhibitory activity of the central nervous system and cause children to move more. The chemical structure of drugs used to treat ADHD is similar to that of norepinephrine. After taking the drugs, they can increase the content of norepinephrine through various channels, reducing the movements of children. Therefore, children with ADHD must take medication for treatment.

Organic damage to brain tissue

About 85% of children suffer from frontal lobe or caudate nucleus dysfunction, including: (1) maternal illness during pregnancy: hypertension, nephritis, anemia, low fever, threatened abortion, cold, etc. (2) Abnormal delivery process: premature birth, forceps delivery, cesarean section, asphyxia, intracranial hemorrhage, etc. (3) Children who have central nervous system infections and trauma within 1-2 years of birth are more likely to develop ADHD.

Genetic factors

About 40% of the parents, siblings and other relatives of children with ADHD also suffered from the disease in their childhood. The incidence of ADHD in monozygotic twins is significantly higher than that in dizygotic twins. The incidence of ADHD in siblings is higher than that in half-siblings (same mother, half father, half mother with the same father), and is also higher than that in normal children. The above points all indicate that genetic factors are closely related to ADHD.

Other factors

In recent years, many parents of only children are eager for their children to become successful. Due to improper educational methods and excessive early intellectual development, the pressure from the external environment far exceeds the children's ability to cope, which is one of the current causes of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in children. In addition, eating artificial dyes in food and consuming a diet high in lead (not necessarily leading to lead poisoning) can also lead to hyperactivity.

In addition, domestic data show that among the bad family education methods for children with ADHD, 61.7% of parents are so-called "strict disciplinarians", 3.5% are laissez-faire, and 7.05% are over-indulgent. Some foreign scholars also believe that violent discipline will cause the children's symptoms to develop and add new symptoms, such as stuttering, frowning, and blinking. However, being indifferent, letting the children do whatever they want, and over-indulging them may often lead to the onset of symptoms or aggravate existing symptoms.