Can children's ADHD heal itself?

ADHD is a relatively common disease, which poses a great threat to children's health. In particular, ADHD is prone to cause certain sequelae, which will have an adverse effect on children's life, work, marriage and love when they grow up. Generally speaking, this type of ADHD cannot be cured by itself and requires good treatment. Let's take a look at some of the content in this regard.

Can children with ADHD heal themselves?

Children with ADHD will not get better on their own, even as they grow older, ADHD will not get better without treatment. It is necessary to undergo multi-faceted treatment to gradually improve children's interpersonal skills, ability to adapt to the environment, communication skills, language skills, learning abilities, and improve family relationships.

What happens if ADHD is not treated?

In the early stages of ADHD, parents often ignore it. Children’s restlessness, restlessness, poor concentration, and bad temper may not seem to be serious issues, but if they are not treated, they will have serious consequences in the future.

Impact on academic performance Children with ADHD usually have problems with their academic performance as they grow older. As the requirements for organizational skills, attention, and endurance increase in junior high and high school, it is difficult for children with ADHD to adapt and they may even show signs of intellectual disability, leading to academic difficulties.

If children with multiple conduct disorders are not treated, they are more likely to develop oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder as they grow older. It manifests as disobedience to the instructions of parents and teachers, liking to go against the will of others, and is likely to develop into conduct disorders, drug or alcohol abuse, juvenile delinquency, etc. in the later stage. A survey shows that more than 70% of juvenile offenders in juvenile detention centers have symptoms of ADHD.

Affecting career and marriage If ADHD is not treated, it will affect the patient's career and marriage in adulthood, leading to unstable work and quick marriage and divorce with the partner. The reasons are related to temper, impatience, impoliteness, rude words and reckless behavior.

What causes ADHD?

1. Genetic factors. Genetic factors are one of the reasons why children suffer from ADHD. Children with ADHD with genetic factors often move very vigorously while in their mother's womb. They are very active after birth and are difficult to take care of.

2. Biochemical factors. Factors such as excessive norepinephrine, impaired production or use of dopamine, and insufficient catecholamines can all lead to ADHD in children.

3. Pregnancy factors. During pregnancy and delivery, illness or medication of the pregnant woman, premature birth, postpartum infection, etc. may all cause ADHD in children.

4. Lead poisoning. Small doses of lead poisoning may be one of the causes of ADHD.

5. Environmental factors. Many factors may induce ADHD in children, such as parents often quarreling, beating and scolding their children, a depressing learning atmosphere, and the pressure of studying medicine.