Is ADHD Serious? Symptoms and Causes of ADHD

With the advancement in the field of technology, chemicals and radiations, human is suffering with new diseases. He is encountered by the problems that are totally different from one listened and diagnosed in earlier times. Most of the problems are those which involve brain tissue. Out of them, one is “ADHD” (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).

What is ADHD?

ADHD stands for “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder”. It is a neurological disorder of children in which a child feels overactive, disturbed and inattentive to his surroundings. The disease starts in childhood and can persist during adolescence. Males usually suffer from ADHD at higher rate than females.

Signs and symptoms of ADHD

Child who is suffering from ADHD suffers from a large number of symptoms. Few of them are enlisted below:

• Unable to pay attention to the surroundings
• Hyperactivity
• Impulsivity
• Day dreaming
• Too much talkative
• Do too much mistakes
• Face problems on concentrating on a given task
• Inability to control his own self
• Forgetfulness
• Anxiety and depression

Severity of these signs and symptoms varies in different patients. Their severity depends upon number of other factors like excessive use of electronic devices like mobiles, television, computer etc. High consumption of sugar, poverty, family issues, lack of attention from parents or highly strict parents. All these factors are not the cause of disease but they can exaggerate the symptoms of patients.

Causes of ADHD

There may be number of factors that can become the cause of ADHD. The actual cause is still unknown is under research of scientists and brain specialists.

• Genetics
• Brain trauma
• Use of some inappropriate medicine, alcohol or smoking by the mother, while she was pregnant for the baby suffering from ADHD.
• Exposure to some toxin or poison
• Premature birth
• Obstructed labour (difficult birth)

ADHD can become serious

Within the range of mild symptoms the disease does not appear to be serious or problematic for the patient. But in cases that are associated with the severity of symptoms the disease can become serious and can lead to fatal outcome of the person and his belongings.

Inability to pay attention

Inability to pay attention to the respective situation makes a child unaware of what is going on around him. He cannot listen to the class teacher, parents or any one with the desirable attention that one demands. This results in a loss of his knowledge regarding a particular situation which can be a important event of his life.

Hyperactivity

In ADHD person remains constantly hyperactive, restless and mobile. He does not feel calm or stay cool for a while. He keeps on doing unnecessary and sometime unwanted movements. He does not behave appropriately and lacks a control over himself. This may result in the damage of his surroundings.

Impulsivity

It means that a person become impatient regarding any reward or result. He becomes unable to control his emotions. He performs things without thinking and intellect regardless of the need of the present situation

Socially unacceptable

Due to inability to pay attention, hyperactivity, lack of interest in surroundings, behaving improperly, and improper emotion the person become unacceptable or the disliked one in the society.

Relationship problems

The person suffering from ADHD usually faces relationship problems because every relation demands for attention, care and a particular feeling. The person with ADHD remains unable to act in a proper way or to express in a meaningful manner that can lead to relationship problems.

Accidents

The person suffering from ADHD may also encounter an accident during his hyperactive state of motions.

Suicidal risk

As a person do not have a control on his emotions and he do lots of things without thinking there remains always a risk of suicide in these patients.

Conclusion

ADHD is a serious neurological problem that involves brain. It produces such symptoms that lead to the patient socially unacceptable. Social unacceptance, breakage of relations and staying unaware of the actual surroundings may cause a person a serious distress. This may result in the loss of one’s confidence and spoilage of his personality. Keeping in mind the devastating outcomes of the disease it should be appropriately controlled either with medications or some therapies.