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What Are The Symptoms Of ADHD?

I am very concerned about my grandson. My daughter seems to think he has ADHD. I feel more like it is hi diet. or lack of diet. It seems to be all carbs and sugars. She is taking him to a doctor on Friday about it. I have to trust the doctor s decision. But I really hope she will talk about the diet too. Any suggestions?
Fri, 30 Mar 2018
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Hello,

You can understand your anxiety as you are in a very great medical confusion. ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is most common condition in childhood.

The symptoms include:
1. Inattention symptoms (hard time paying attention, day dreams, frequent forgetting of things)
2. Hyperactivity symptoms (constant movement, over talkative, cannot be steady)
3. Impulsive symptoms (speaks without thinking, runs without seeing traffic, interrupts others)

You can judge by the above symptoms. Your grandson was suffering from a psychiatry disorder which is very common in children. So we should deal the case carefully.

In psychiatric problems, medicine alone is not a good treatment. Along with medicine, there should be a good counselling.

It is better to increase counselling dose rather than medicine dose because ADHD improves with age. So, it is better not to be exposed to side effects of higher doses.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Vamsi Krishna Chittimoju
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What Are The Symptoms Of ADHD?

Hello, You can understand your anxiety as you are in a very great medical confusion. ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is most common condition in childhood. The symptoms include: 1. Inattention symptoms (hard time paying attention, day dreams, frequent forgetting of things) 2. Hyperactivity symptoms (constant movement, over talkative, cannot be steady) 3. Impulsive symptoms (speaks without thinking, runs without seeing traffic, interrupts others) You can judge by the above symptoms. Your grandson was suffering from a psychiatry disorder which is very common in children. So we should deal the case carefully. In psychiatric problems, medicine alone is not a good treatment. Along with medicine, there should be a good counselling. It is better to increase counselling dose rather than medicine dose because ADHD improves with age. So, it is better not to be exposed to side effects of higher doses. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Vamsi Krishna Chittimoju