Toddler Activities

Children who are ultimately diagnose with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were often very intense and high strung as infants; they cried and thrashed a lot, and were very very sensitive to sound and other stimulation from the environments.

Most children with ADHD calm down when their nervous systems mature, and they are able to focus their attention much better for longer periods, usually about the time they enter puberty. Some experts see this condition not as a “disorder” but as super active end of the activity continuum, which places the very quiet, least active children at the other end

Although hyperactive children are sometimes thought to be slow learners, ADHD is not related to intellectual deficits. In fact, children with ADHD usually have average or above average intelligence; they appear scattered, however, because of their difficulty screening out distractions and concentrating on anything for more than a few minutes.

Nor the hyperactive child is “bad”, he is overly active because he can not sit still, not because he is very naughty or stubborn. And his parents are not bad parents either, if your child turns out to have ADHD, it is nit you fault. You did not cause his condition and should not feel guilty or responsible.

There are many theories for the causes of ADHD, though at this point, the causes of most cases are unknown. It’s likely that there is more than one type of hyperactivity, each with a different set of contributory factors. Such factors may include :

Immaturity. Slower development of impulse control, emotional control, and fine motor coordination is common among children with ADHD. As these children mature, their behaviors improve.