The frustrating part of ADHD is that the medical community does not know its specific cause. Genetics may play a role, environmental factors may contribute, and pre-natal care may also be a factor. But no one is able to pinpoint the cause, and because some children grow out of the condition automatically without serious intervention, it deepens the mystery.

However, some medical professionals believe diet and nutrition may play a key role in the onset of the ADHD problem, creating a substantial impact that may trigger other factors in developing the condition.  

ADHD SYMPTOMS

Under the generic problems of hyperactivity and inattention, there are many different symptoms of ADHD. Generally, those with a formal diagnosis of ADHD are easy to distract, don’t work well within a group, seem forgetful and lose objects easily, become distracted by the slightest noise and generally move from one phase to another without completing tasks.

While the behaviors are frustrating for those trying to teach a class or keep order in the family, the problems are not something the ADHD afflicted can control easily. They are unable to focus on tasks and want to move ahead, making learning difficult and task completion next to impossible.

Classrooms, which rely on order and schedule, are particularly disrupted by the ADHD afflicted. The ADHD child tends to talk and interrupt others, squirm or fidget with objects, and generally can’t participate in the quiet tasks of study or test taking.  The impulsive side of the ADHD person will be emotional and impatient with others, sometimes insulting others by blurting out things that others know better than to utter.