5% of children suffer from a neurodevelopmental disorder called ADHD, with or without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Orawan Wongka/Getty Images
DESCRIPTION – 5% of children suffer from a neurodevelopmental disorder called ADHD, with or without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Three experts help parents who want to see things more clearly. And give advice with them.
A giddy child who lacks motivation to make an effort, a “strong character” student, an energetic or even very energetic child. So far nothing exceptional. Only sometimes “a lot” becomes “too much”. And what in the first years of life looked like a sometimes embarrassing character trait, now affects the child and his environment and affects school, social or family life.
This applies to children with ADHD, understand “attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity”. More specifically, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by “a delay in the development of the so-called frontal areas of the brain, which are involved in the regulation of attention, behavior and emotions,” defines Sébastien Henrard, a psychologist specializing in neuropsychology who has worked on the subject for six years. 5% of school-aged children are affected.
A tendency to anger easily
How to recognize these unique children? Inattentiveness, impulsiveness…
Source: Le Figaro
