Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Elizabeth Craig

DeVry University

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

A woman walks into a grocery store to pick up dinner for her family that night. As she is walking through the store, she finds a women and a child, with the child throwing a tantrum. All she can do is look at the women and wonder why she is not doing anything about it. What she thinks next is, “Wow, what a brat!” What this woman does not realize is this child was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Unfortunately, judging others’ character happens every day, just like in this scenario. If society did not look down on children with ADHD and instead educated themselves about this disorder, they would understand these children much better. In today’s society there are too many children being diagnosed with ADHD.

According to Woodward, it is estimated that 3% - 5% of United States children have ADHD (2006). ADHD runs in families. If one parent has it there is a 60% chance that his/her child will have it too. If both parents have it, there is a 95% change of his/her child having it too (Your). These children are born this way. It does not come from bad parenting or poor environments. These children are then placed on some kind of drug to control their behavior. However, I personally do not think this is always necessary. Allowing children with ADHD to spend time outside, exercise, have a routine and eat balanced meals are natural ways to treat ADHD. ADHD should have at least one hour of aerobic exercise daily. Aerobic exercise is hard, vigorous exercise involving the big muscle groups, the kind that increases the heart beat and forces a person to breathe harder (Your).

In today’s society there are too many children being diagnosed with ADHD. These children often find themselves in environments where they are coerced, threated or shoehorned into a classroom or job that does not fit them....