How to tell if a child has ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common disease in children. In our lives, we often see some hyperactive children who are always scolded by their parents. In fact, children who are too active may suffer from ADHD. Parents should be vigilant. So, how to judge ADHD in children? Today, the editor will give you a detailed introduction, hoping to understand it.

1. Check symptoms

For any disease, symptoms are the first way to check. Once tics occur, the patient will have the following symptoms, such as: red tip of tongue, little or no coating, and weak pulse; ask the child about the history of brain trauma, whether there is premature birth, difficult labor, cesarean section, resulting in brain hypoxia, ischemia or asphyxia

2. Hand flip test

The hand flip test is of great significance in diagnosing this disease. Let the child sit at the table and place both hands flat on the table. When doing it, first put the palms down, let the thumbs hang down along the edge of the table, and keep the other fingers of both hands close together. When repeatedly turning the hands as fast as possible, the movements become clumsy, or even flip randomly; if the elbows are not allowed to swing when turning the hands, the two little fingers will not be close together, and the posture will be more clumsy.

3. Exercise endurance test

The motor endurance test is a common way to examine tics in children. It is mainly judged by checking the self-control ability. Generally speaking, children have inattention and poor self-control due to insufficient true yin, liver fire, and excessive internal heat.

Symptoms:

Poor selectivity of attention: Attention is divided into unintentional attention and intentional attention. Children with ADHD have a dominant unintentional attention. They are easily responsive to changes in the surrounding environment and new stimuli, but cannot see the things they should pay attention to. When they are doing homework at home, they always listen to adults' conversations and the noise outside the window. On the way to school, they are also attracted by toys in the store and forget to go to school. Their attention is unconscious and purposeless. They look at and do whatever they see, without knowing whether they should do it or not.