Child Attention Deficit
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What is Child Attention Deficit?
The child or adolescent with attention deficit may have difficulty paying attention to details, easily distracted with stimuli around you and hasdifficulty maintaining focusin school tasks or in everyday activities.
It is common to think that “you are not listening” when they speak to you, even if you are present. You can also forget instructions, skip steps in homework, or fail to finish the tasks you start.
Attention Deficit is usually associated with the diagnosis of PHD(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), but not every child will have all the characteristics of this condition - some may have only subtype Predominantly Inattentive.
Main types of Anxiety Disorder
The manifestation of Anxiety may be slightly different when we talk about children and adolescents:
Types of Anxiety Disorder in Children
- Separation anxiety: intense fear of moving away from parents; it can arise as school refusal.
- Selective Mutism:speaks normally at home, but blocks in other contexts (school, consultations).
- Specific phobias:exaggerated fear of objects or situations (animals, dark, thunderstorms, injections).
- Social anxiety:extreme shame and fear of public speaking or being judged.
- Generalized anxiety: constant concerns (health, school, parental safety), with tension and “anticipation of the worst”.
Types of Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents
- Social anxiety: intense fear of judgment in interactions (presentations, sports, parties).
- Generalized anxiety: constant worries (future, grades, body, relationships), with tension, irritability and insomnia.
- Panic disorder:sudden attacks of anxiety and fear that they will happen again.
- Agoraphobia: avoid places with many people (transport, shopping centers) for fear of not being able to leave.
- Specific phobias:exaggerated fear of situations such as heights, flight, driving, blood, injections.
- Health-related anxiety: excessive concern with diseases or use of medicines.
Symptoms of Childhood Attention Deficit
- Disorganized and poorly managed time
- Difficulty meeting deadlines
- Avoid tasks that require mental effort (such as homework)
- Often loses important objects
- Easily forget about everyday tasks
- Does not pay attention to details
- Make mistakes through carelessness
- Has difficulty maintaining attention
- He doesn't seem to hear when they talk to him
- It costs to follow instructions
- Leave tasks unfinished
💡 To suspect Attention Deficit, it is important that these symptoms are persistent and have a real impact on the child's daily life.
Diagnosis of Childhood Attention Deficit
The diagnosis of Attention Deficit should be carried out by a specialized professional (psychologist, psychiatrist, pediatrician, among others) and is based oncomplete clinical evaluation, which may include interviews, questionnaires and psychological tests.
At NeuroImprove, we also use the Quantitative Electroencephalogram (qEEG), a complementary exam that allows to obtain a more accurate diagnosis and, therefore, a more effective treatment.
In qEEG, the Inattentive subtype is frequently associated with:
🧠 An excess of the Theta wave
🧠 A decrease in Beta wave
It is customary to observe, therefore, a brain map similar to this:
Values below expected
Values above expected
PHDA Combined
As the name suggests, it is a combination of the symptoms presented by the two other subtypes: inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive.
Treatment of Childhood Attention Deficit
The treatment of Attention Deficit in childhood should be individualized and adapted to the child's stage of development, taking into account their family, school and social context.
At NeuroImprove, we follow aintegrated approach:
Neurofeedback
Painless and non-invasive brain training that improves focus, calm and emotional self-regulation - without resorting to medication. Find out more.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
We help the child understand their fears, develop emotional awareness and learn practical strategies to deal with Attention Deficit more safely. Find out more.
Involvement of Family and Other Professionals
We work with parents and, when necessary, coordinate with teachers, pediatricians, psychiatrists, speech therapists or other psychologists to ensure consistency in and out of sessions.
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