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Student: ADHD in children. ADHD is a mental roadblock that challenges kids in school and at home. With ADHD, daily assignments are daunting to do. Try to finish all desires in a day at once; at some point, I know that I would just give up! That is how kids with ADHD function; they may start many things at once. If they are lucky, they will complete one task. With the help of medication, kids now can focus. They can even finish tasks before their medication wears off. Kids with ADHD--a hard disability to overcome--may find themselves overwhelmed and confused if they are not educated about their medical disability. ADHD kids face bullying, adversity, and mood swings daily.
Kids with ADHD are often made fun of or singled out because of the …show more content…

“...Kids and teens who take prescription medicines to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be twice as likely to be bullied as their peers who don't have this mental health problem, a recent U.S. study suggests….” (Rapaport). Kids who take prescription ADHD medicines can be an easy target for a bully. This is because the bully doesn’t know what ADHD is. Other than it makes you not be able to sit still. Kids that take ADHD medicine usually don’t tell their classmates, because they don’t know how the “normal” kids will act. I have known many kids and family members that have ADHD but, do not tell about their condition. This is because they think people will judge them. This can lead to bullying and be the result of being taken off their medication because of depression. “...Children with ADHD are likely to be at increased risk of bullying given the symptoms of ADHD that they experience, as well as broader mental health difficulties that are associated with the condition," …” (Rapaport). ADHD kids that are bullied risk mental health problems, they risk these problems because of what the bully tells them, which can …show more content…

They don’t like leaving their parents or other significant family members. ADHD patients with this suffer greatly from depression if they are taken away from situations without warning. “...Consequently, it [ADHD] should always be considered in the diagnosis of patients presenting with chronic emotional or mood instability, said Dr Asherson….” Liam Davenport, Medscape Medical News. ADHD is not just where you can’t focus. Kids without focusing issues can still have ADHD if they present symptoms of emotional and mood instability. ”...[ADHD Kids]shares genetic factors with the other dimensions…” Liam Davenport, Medscape Medical News. Many people think ADHD is something that shows up sometime in your life, but studies have shown that ADHD can come be found in your genes! In many instances, ADHD patients can look down the line of their family and find at least one family member with ADHD. ”...Dr Asherson explained that prisoners were better able to focus and were less restless and that their mood was more stable….” Liam Davenport, Medscape Medical News. ADHD is not just a self-diagnosed illness, ADHD is a mental illness. Many studies have shown that ADHD is real and is hard to live with without

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