7 Facts about ADHD You Must Know
5. ADHD has got nothing to do with how a kid is raised
ADHD is a neurological disorder and can be genetic too. Morals or the way a kid has been schooled or trained as nothing to do with the disease.
6. ADHD is expensive to treat
ADHD is expensive to treat and right now impossible to cure completely. It costs billions of dollars annually just to diagnose and bring the symptoms under control and it is extremely difficult to cure it forever.
7. The treatment involves a lot of factors
Currently ADHD is being treated in a multi-faceted manner. On top of medication, there are also psychotherapy classes, education on behaving appropriately, behavioral interventions and training.
People suffering from ADHD do not do anything on purpose and this is the most important thing we have to keep in mind when dealing with them. Anger or strict rules and punishment will not work and will only make the problem more. Treat them gently and make sure that they get the right treatment to get the symptoms under control.
