Hello, how to treat my child s ADHD

Tourette's syndrome does not have a name for this disease in ancient Chinese medicine literature, only some similar records, such as "liver wind" recorded by Qian Yi, "slow shock" recorded by Wang Kentang, etc. At present, most Chinese medicine practitioners classify this disease as "chronic convulsion" and "liver wind".

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the onset of Tourette's syndrome is mainly related to several factors.

First, the congenital endowment of the child is insufficient. "Parents are the determinants of a child's endowment, that is, heredity. In addition, the mother's physique, spirit, nutrition, daily life, disease, and medication during pregnancy will affect the growth and development of the fetus, and have a certain impact on the onset of the acquired disease.

The second is the emotional factor. Parents are too doting on their children, and their children's psychological tolerance is weak. Or the study load is too heavy and the expectations of parents are too high. Parental discord and frequent quarrels can easily cause excessive psychological pressure on children and induce mental and behavioral diseases.

The third is poor diet. Picky eating, overeating fatty and sweet, or cold, spicy food, will damage the spleen and stomach. This will lead to two situations, one is empirical, causing the child to eat fire and phlegm fire, and phlegm and fire disturb the mind.

The other is deficiency syndrome, that is, weakness of the spleen and stomach, resulting in spleen deficiency and phlegm accumulation or spleen deficiency and liver hyperactivity, resulting in Tourette's syndrome. ”

ADHD in children, also known as attention deficit disorder in children, mainly includes:

1. Drugs: It is currently the most effective clinical method, mainly including central nervous system stimulants and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors;

2. Behavior**: Encourage children to exercise, actively participate in group activities, release their nature, and use biofeedback trainers to improve their concentration;

3. Parent training: Parents should pay more attention to the positive behavior of the child, which is conducive to the development of the child's positive behavior.

ADHD in children is a common problem of abnormal behavior in children, which is mainly manifested as difficulty concentrating, short attention, excessive activities, and impulsive emotions, which affect academic performance.

ADHD**:

1. Psychology**. There are two main ways: behavioral and cognitive-behavioral. Patients have poor peer relationships, aggressive language and behavior towards others, and poor self-control.

2. Drugs**. Medications can improve attention deficits, reduce activity levels, and improve academic performance to some extent.

3. Behavior management and education. Teachers and parents need effective behavior management and psychoeducation tailored to the characteristics of the patients.

4. Education and training for parents. Provide parents with a good supportive environment, so that they can learn the skills to solve family problems, learn to work with their children to make clear reward and punishment agreements, effectively avoid conflicts and conflicts with their children, and master the correct use of positive reinforcement to encourage children's good behavior.

Take your child for sensory integration training! This is the only way to be able to regulate brain function. And the child is still young, probably within 10 years old, and the effect of this ** is still very optimistic.

However, over the age of 12, sensory integration** is no longer very effective, and can only be treated with medication and psychological intervention.

In terms of children's diet, parents will have a misunderstanding that meat food is highly nutritious and should be eaten more, so as to slowly cultivate the habit of children loving meat food. This is not right, because meat food contains high fat, energy, and relative vitamins will be less, so when children eat too much meat, the energy in the body will increase, and sometimes it will not be used up, which will cause children to be hyperactive.

It takes patience when it comes to educating children. If a child suffers from ADHD, it is inevitable that his personality is more impatient, so parents should not yell at their children and educate them loudly, otherwise it will cause a burden on the child's heart, which will have the opposite effect.

If the child has ADHD at home, you can improve your diet appropriately, and usually eat more foods rich in zinc and selenium, such as fish, lean meat, peanuts, sesame seeds, dairy products, mushrooms, eggs, garlic, etc. These foods can effectively remove lead, so as to achieve the purpose of ADHD.

They should be allowed to develop the habit of regular work and rest, daily life, ensure adequate sleep time, and cultivate good habits from a regular life, such as not watching TV during meals. Do not accommodate certain interests of your child, for example, you can't let them watch TV or movies for long periods of time without restrictions.

Medication is only needed if ADHD interferes with the child's learning and interferes with family and school order**. Medications** must be directed by a doctor. Commonly used drugs are amphetamines, methylphenidate, and pimoline.

Children with ADHD will be very slow and inattentive when they are active, and parents will control the child's play time at this time, and the child will become more and more irritable, not only will not learn knowledge, but also will easily make the child bored with school. At this time, parents should take their children to do more exercises, such as running, playing ball, ice skating, etc. This will effectively burn off the child's excessive energy.

Teachers and parents need to carry out effective behavior management and psychoeducation according to the characteristics of patients, avoid discrimination, corporal punishment or other rough educational methods, and appropriately use praise and encouragement to improve patients' self-confidence and self-awareness. When parents and school officials determine that the child's condition or behavior has affected the child's ability to participate in learning, the child may receive intervention in school**. The child can be seated near the teacher to reduce distraction during the lesson, and the lesson should be structured in such a way as to allow the patient sufficient time for activity.

Encourage your child more, cultivate your child's self-esteem and self-confidence, and let your child have an interest in learning and life. This can be very helpful for children with mild childhood ADHD and help them get back to normal as soon as possible.

Parents change the way they educate. Neither being too harsh nor too indulgent can cause or worsen ADHD symptoms. "Reducing interventions" and "creating an atmosphere of freedom" are effective in preventing and **ADHD.

Parents should urge the baby to eat and live on time and have enough sleep time. Children should not be allowed to watch computers and TV late at night because of their interests, which may affect their sleep.

Avoid or prevent your child from eating high-calorie, greasy foods, such as fried chicken thighs, french fries, kebabs, spicy strips, etc., which can induce ADHD if you eat too much of these foods.

Eat less foods containing lead. Because lead can cause changes in children's visual movements, memory feelings, image thinking, behavior, etc., and hyperactivity, children with ADHD should eat less lead-containing preserved eggs, shellfish and other foods.

Teachers should actively cooperate with parents in schools, try to arrange such children to sit in the front row during class, teachers should talk to them more to reduce their learning pressure, if children have improved in concentration, they should be praised and encouraged in time to help reinforce. ‍‍

It is necessary to set a goal for the child, to let the child not move within the specified time, to create a good family atmosphere, to be with the child often, and to be guided by the doctor.

Be sure to set rules for your child, and strictly follow the rules, cultivate your child's concentration, and never disturb your child when he is serious about doing something.

At this time, you should take your child to see a psychologist, and you can also take some drugs after finding the problem.