ADHD

Clinic

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a mental disorder of the neurodevelopmental type.

• Excessive amounts of inattention
• Hyperactivity
• Impulsivity / Emotion Dysregulation

Other symptoms

• Hyperfocus
• Poorer handwriting
• Dyslexia and Dysgraphia

ADHD Subtypes

	Inattention	Hyperactivity	Emotional dysregulation / Mood lability
Sign/ Symptoms	Makes careless mistakes Failing to complete tasks Difficulty in maintaining focus on one task or play activity Decreased sustained attention (Frequently easily distracted)	Trouble in sitting still Cannot quietly engage in leisure activities or play Talks too much Hurry, Frequently interrupts or intrudes others' conversations or activities	Problems with social skills / Interaction Problems with Forming / Maintaining friendships Difficulty in processing Verbal / Nonverbal language which can negatively affect social interaction. Difficulties in managing anger
Entities	Concentration/Cognition difficult	Hyperactivity	Anger = Disruptive behavior = Disinhibition = Impulsivity

ADHD Black Box

Entities	RBS	NVCJD	GSS
Concentration/Cognition difficult	+++	+++	+++
Hyperactivity	+++
Anger	+++	+++	+++
Behavioral change	+++	+++	+++
Seizure	+++

Remedies

Impulsive Hyperactive

Low concentration

Tub: Hyperactivity + Impulsivity+ Abusive Tarent: Hyperactivity + Impulsivity + Marked impatient and restlessness Verat: Impulsivity+ Shirking + Desire to Cut /Tear Hyos: Impulsivity + Desire to Strike / Bite Cham: Anger Med

Calc 14% – Fearful, shy, obstinate, worse for being offered consolation when sad, flabby muscles, profuse sweating, late teething Lyc 11% – Tyrannical behavior in familiar situations, poor sense of self worth, Low self confidence + Concentration difficult Sul 10% – Dislike of washing, Foul-smelling secretions, Skin problems, symptoms are worse from the warmth of bed Nux-v 6% – Irritable, ambitious, put themselves under stress, fits of rage, impatient, oversensitive Phos 6% – Symptoms are worse for being alone, short attention span, fearful, weak Caust 6% – Intense emotions, cannot bear to see others suffer, rebellious, compulsion to control. Bar-c: Low self confidence + Concentration difficult