Tip #4 - ADHD/ADD Handbook

1. Introduction
2. What is ADHD/ADD?
3. Causes of ADHD/ADD
4. Misconception about children with ADHD/ADD
5. Do children outgrow ADHD/ADD?
6. What can be done to help children with ADHD/ADD?
7. Strengths of adhd children
8. What parents can do?
9. What teachers can do?
10. How people with ADHD/ADD cope: success stories
11. Career for people with ADHD/ADD

By Lee Swee Huat

3. CAUSES OF ADHD/ADD

3.1. No one is certain what the key causes of ADHD/ADD are. Possible causes include:

• Genetic disposition - e.g. strong right-brainedness or creativity but poor left-brainedness for detailed analytical skills
  
• Partial brain damage during gestation
  
• Lack of necessary chemicals in the brain for normal brain functioning
  
• Dietary causes / Allergy problems
  
• Other learning disabilities that makes the child lose interest or motivation.
  

3.2. Parenting style is not the cause for the mis-behavior of the ADHD/ADD child although good parenting style can help ADHD/ADD child behaves better.