So, to make a diagnosis, your child’s doctor will need to evaluate your child using several criteria. ADHD is generally diagnosed in children by the time they’re teenagers, with the average age for moderate ADHD diagnosis being 7 years old

1 These discipline strategies can be instrumental in helping a child with challenging behaviors to follow the rules.

1. Provide Positive Attention.
2. Give Effective Instructions.
3. Praise Your Child’s Effort.
4. Use Time-Out When Necessary.
5. Ignore Mild Misbehaviors.
6. Allow for Natural Consequences.
7. Establish a Reward System.

Symptoms

• Impulsiveness.
• Disorganization and problems prioritizing.
• Poor time management skills.
• Problems focusing on a task.
• Trouble multitasking.
• Excessive activity or restlessness.
• Poor planning.
• Low frustration tolerance.

The good news is that about half of kids with ADHD improve significantly after puberty. Many no longer need medication. The rest will probably need medication through adolescence and possibly into adulthood. On balance, most boys with ADHD pass through adolescence with no more difficulty than others.

Trauma and traumatic stress, according to a growing body of research, are closely associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD). Trauma and adversity can alter the brain’s architecture, especially in children, which may partly explain their link to the development of ADHD.

Tracking the changes over 15 years, scientists found that children with ADHD had cortices that reached peak thickness three years later than children without ADHD — a discovery that showed delayed, not abnormal, development. The research team also found that children with ADHD had motor cortices that matured earlier.

In 2016: 1 The percent of all children 2-17 years of age in the U.S… 2 Among children with ADHD, 62% were taking ADHD medication. [ Read article]. 3 The percent of children 2-17 years of age with ADHD who received behavioral treatment was 47%. 4 Among children 2-17 years of age with current ADHD,…

A follow-up study of 232 children with ADHD (mean age 10.4 years) found that at around the age of 27, about one third (29.3%) fulfilled criteria for adult ADHD. The rates of persistence were similar for males and females, (29.3%) and (29.2%) respectively (Barbaresi et al. 2013).