HYPERACTIVITY

Hyperactivity is a behavioral disorder of children, first described in 1902 by Still. These are children who develop an intense motor activity, which move continuously, without all this activity has a purpose. Going from one place to another and may start a task, but quickly leave to start another, which in turn again left unfinished. This hyperactivity increases when in the presence of others, especially those who do not have sex frequently. By contrast, decreased activity when alone.

Profile of a hyperactive child

Treatment depends on the individual case.The most widely used drug treatment are stimulants, which serve to help the child to concentrate better, and sedatives in cases where the child displays psychotic features.Psychotherapeutic treatment is designed to improve family and school, promoting better integration of the child at a time, that apply behavior modification techniques.The cognitive therapy is based on the approach to tasks, where children learn to plan their actions and improve their internal language. From age 7, the internal language assumes a role of self-regulation, these children are not as developed. To perform any task is taught to first assess all the possibilities of it, to concentrate and see the results after partial and complete global.Parents tend to define a hyperactive child as immature, rude and thug. His behavior causes conflicts in the family, disapproval and rejection. They are irritating and frustrating in terms of educational attainment of parents, and some children tend to social isolation. This disorder is detected and before the 7 years and some have more severe symptoms than others. One thing to keep in mind is that if parents bicker over-the hyperactive child may be encouraging a lack of self-esteem on their part (especially if you criticize him for everything he does) and fed back into the disorder, as the small eventually strive not behave, they will always end up scolding him whatever he does.

Treatment of hyperactivitySymptoms may be classified as attention deficit, hyperactivity and impulsivity:- Difficult to resist distraction.- Difficulty maintaining attention on a long job.- Difficulty to attend selectively.- Difficulty to explore complex stimuli in an orderly manner.- Excessive or inappropriate motor activity.- Difficulty to finish work already begun.- Difficulty staying seated and / or still in a chair.- Presence of disruptive behaviors (with a destructive nature.)- Failure to suppress behavior: they always say what they think, not repressed.- Inability to postpone gratifying things: they can not stop doing the things they like in the first place and all they can postpone the duties and obligations. I always end up doing what they want first.- Impulsivity Cognitive precipitation, even at the thought. In games it's easy to beat because of this, because things do not think twice before acting, do not provide, and even answering questions before they are formulated.

Consequences for the family with a hyperactive childHyperactivity in children is quite common. It is estimated that affects approximately 3 percent of children under seven years and is more common in boys than in girls (given in 4 children per female). In 1914, Dr. Tredgold argued that the causes are due to minimal brain dysfunction, a sleeping sickness which is affected in the area of ​​behavior, hence the consequent compensatory hyperkinesis, explosive in voluntary activity, impulsivity and inability organic to sit still. Subsequently, in 1937, C. Bradley discovered the therapeutic effects of amphetamine in hyperactive children. Based on the above theory, given them a brain stimulant medications (such as Benzedrine), showing a marked improvement of symptoms.

Symptoms in a hyperactive child- 0 to 2 years. Clonic discharges during sleep rhythm problems during sleep and food, for short periods of sleep and waking with a start, resistance to usual care, high reactivity to auditory stimuli and irritability.- 2 to 3 years. Immaturity expressive language, excessive motor activity, lack of awareness of danger and prone to many accidents.- 4 to 5 years. Social adjustment problems, disobedience and difficulties in following rules.- From 6 years. Impulsivity, attention deficits, school failure, antisocial behavior and social adjustment problems.

Causes of childhood hyperactivityAccording to Still, these children are particularly problematic, have a destructive spirit, are insensitive to punishment, restless and nervous. They are also difficult to educate children, because they rarely can maintain for long the focus on something, which often have academic problems despite having a normal IQ. They are very impulsive and disobedient, they often do what their parents or teachers tell them or even do the opposite of what they are told. They are very stubborn and obstinate, while having a very low threshold of tolerance for frustration, so much stress to get what they want. This coupled with his moods and his sudden and intense impulsive and easily excitable, do they believe many tensions at home or at school. In general, children are unable to sit still at times it is necessary that they are. A child who moves a lot at recess and play time is normal. For these children, what happens is that you are still in class or in other specific tasks.

Indicators of hyperactivity as a child's age