Ten Questions In Determining Whether Your Adhd Child Has Auditory Problems

ADHD is a behavioral condition revolving around three primary symptoms. These are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. These primary symptoms may present themselves in the form of any one of a number of recognizable behavior patterns such as chronic forgetfulness, always being disorganized, failure to complete assignments, not being able to sit still, and finally struggling to follow directions and retain information from reading or listening. They may also struggle with what is known as metacognition, which is the inability to know what they know in order to learn effectively. If your child struggles with metacognition they will have a hard time solving problems that deal with problem solving. I’m sure you remember those problem solving questions that went something like this: If a train is traveling at 60 miles an hour and it takes it 3 hours to get to the destination how many miles is the train traveling?

Below are listed some of the common question your doctor or ADHD specialist may ask to determine whether ADHD and auditory problems are present.

Does your child have:

*Problems with inferred meaning, or an inability to look beyond the obvious.

*Problems with short term memory.

*Trouble following directions.

*Difficulty expressing themselves with words.

*Trouble with classes that require student participation.

*Problems in areas involving writing skills.

*Difficulty recognizing the main idea or detail when someone is talking.

*Problems concentrating when the surrounding environment is less than perfect. In other word when noise are distractions occur they lose focus and have trouble regaining it.

*Is he/she slow to comprehend written and spoken language.

*When trying to engage others in conversation is your child all over the map changing subjects so often that the conversation loses its meaning.

Let’s face it, school is structured environment that rewards fast, and mid to short term memory and comprehension. If an ADHD child lacks this ability their quest for academic excellence will always be an uphill battle. This is supported by two facts: first 80 percent of all ADHD children underachieve academically and second children with language and speech disorders are statically much more likely to struggle with reading and writing. Put these two together and one could easily conclude that an ADHD child with auditory problems could easy have a 90 percent chance or greater of underachieving, not only in the classroom but socially as well.

Additionally, another study went so far as to say that ADHD children with speech and language challenges run the risk of having lower IQ scores with the lower IQ results continuing into adulthood.

What else? Certainly ADHD children with auditory challenges need help to adapt to a world that is not tilted in their favor. There are many different avenues available, with one of the most popular being that of natural remedies for ADHD. Natural remedies for auditory ADHD children are a safe and effective way to treat ADHD symptoms and can be used both as a standalone treatment or as a compliment to other non prescription alternatives.

By: R.D. Hawkins

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