Hey guys in this week's video we are talking about adhd we're gonna learn about adhd symptoms we're
gonna talk about adhd signs the causes and what to do if you think you might have adhd
so let's begin so welcome to my channel if you haven't been here before we talk about everything
medical and healthcare related and as always we always look at the evidence so you know you can
trust the information that we're giving here also please remember everything in this video
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however i would always recommend that you watch the entire video
that way you're going to become a bit of an adhd pro and know everything about it
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more people can find it okay so let's begin with the basics first of all what is adhd adhd stands
for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and it's a neurodevelopment disorder that can affect
someone's ability to learn their behavior and their memory function and so it can be
split into two main branches of symptoms one being inattentiveness and the other being hyperactivity
now inattentive symptoms include being distracted easily or having a short attention span and being
unable to follow instructions to complete tasks and as a result being unable to complete tasks now
whereas hyperactive symptoms include being unable to sit still always fidgeting constantly fidgeting
also excessive talking and acting without thinking now it's important to remember that with adhd
some people may have a mixture of these two types of symptoms or they might have one type but it's
also important to remember that there are many incorrect stereotypes about people with adhd
for example people may think it only applies to hyperactive boys in a classroom but this is
wrong now you see with that kind of stereotype it's only one representation of a condition that
can affect people so differently we just spoke about a few of the symptoms and as you can see
people are affected very differently with adhd so it's not just that one stereotype that a lot
of people are aware of and as a result of this a lot of people are under diagnosed with adhd
and they just learn to cope with it during their childhood and adolescence and are lately diagnosed
so they're diagnosed quite late in their life as in whilst they're an adult so what i'm trying to
say with all this is that it doesn't mean that it's gone away when they become an adult person
they just learn to cope with it just learn to deal with it so in this video we're going to talk about
all the kinds of symptoms and what to do about it okay so now that we've spoken a little about adhd
let's move on to those adhd symptoms and adhd signs okay so when it comes to healthcare
professionals we use something called the dsm5 criteria to diagnosing adhd this really helps us
to come to an understanding whether a patient has adhd or not it's not the only tool that
healthcare professionals use but it can be very helpful in aiding the healthcare professionals so
the dsm-5 criteria these are the kind of symptoms we're going to talk about for inattentive symptoms
that we spoke about earlier please remember if the person is 17 years or older they need five
of these symptoms to be to be diagnosed with adhd or if they are 16 or under they need six of these
symptoms okay so what i don't want to do now is ramble about each symptom because i feel like
it's going to get confusing so the best way that i thought to do this is to have a little box here
these are the symptoms from the dsm-5 criteria that you need to be aware of for the inattentive
symptoms that we spoke about so remember it's five or more if you're 17 or older and six or more if
you're 16 years old or younger okay so have a read through them pause the video now read through them
see if any of them apply to you okay so now that we're done with the inattentive symptoms of adhd
let's look at the hyperactive symptoms of adhd and what we use to diagnose that so again
we're going to use the dsm-5 criteria again like i said to you it's not the only tool that healthcare
professionals have to their disposal but it's a really good one to help them okay so it's the
exact same principles that we just spoke about the exact same applied for this one as well so if
you're 17 or older you need five or more of these symptoms or if you're 16 or younger you need six
or more so there'll be a box here that's popped up probably by now have a read through each one see
if any of them apply to you take your time click the pause on the video give it a read okay so with
all these symptoms i guess with all of us we can link ourselves to any of them but please remember
this these symptoms need to have been ongoing it can't just be a random few times it's happened
it has to have been ongoing also these symptoms should have existed before the age of 12 as well
okay these are the kind of things that we need to look at when you're using the dsm-5 criteria so
the need to have been there since the age of 12 before the age of 12 you need to have had these
symptoms it should have been ongoing also you need to make sure that these symptoms are happening
in different locations as well so for example if you're struggling to follow instructions let's say
on the inattentive symptoms this needs to happen both at work for example and at home so these are
two different settings now please remember that sometimes it can be extra difficult to diagnose
adhd because these symptoms can be shared with other conditions as well for example bipolar
mood disorders and loads of other conditions can share similar symptoms so it can be very tricky
and to make things even more complicated adhd can sometimes happen alongside other conditions
as well like for example depression anxiety tourette's autism so it can be very very difficult
to diagnose so the moral of the story is you know the dsm-5 criteria know the science to look out
for please don't try and self-diagnose because you won't be able to self-diagnose you need to
speak to a healthcare professional about it if you think you're having these kinds of symptoms
we are going to talk about when to seek medical attention a bit later on but i just thought i'd
say this a little bit here now so you are aware of this as well okay so i hope you're finding
this information helpful so far please remember if you found any of this video helpful so far any
of it has been new don't forget to click that like button like i said it's going to help me and it's
going to help the video grow so it's going to be available to more and more people now let's talk
about the cause of adhd look the cause of adhd most likely it's believed that you're born with
it it's a neurodevelopment disorder but the actual science and reasoning behind why it
actually happens is actually quite unknown still some studies have also shown that the
underlying cause of adhd could be due to a lack of certain brain chemicals or neurotransmitters
known as dopamine but more research is needed still and some research suggests possible factors
that increase the risk of adhd include being born prematurely a low birth weight alcohol and tobacco
use during pregnancy or exposure to environmental risks like lead during pregnancy or birth but
unlike many misconceptions there is no evidence to suggest that sugary foods or bad parenting
can cause adhd so please do remember that and also the symptoms of adhd in children can be
worse if they're from turbulent families let's say however compared to a more stable family of course
but like i say there's no real evidence that these are the cause of adhd and lastly the same goes for
diet too there's no evidence that certain foods can cause adhd the most important thing is that
you're having a healthy balanced diet so obviously if you do have children that you're feeding them
well feeding them a healthy balanced diet instead of processed foods however they don't cause adhd
there's been no links associated with it this is just general lifestyle advice that everyone should
be following so moving on to the next section what should you do if you think you have adhd if
you're someone who thinks they have adhd you need to speak to your healthcare professional remember
when we spoke about the dsm-5 criteria i mentioned to you that it's very complicated diagnosing adhd
because it can sometimes run parallel to other conditions and the symptoms are very similar to
other conditions as well so it's super important that you speak to healthcare professionals so
then they can ask you questions take a full history take a full family history and if
it's actually required refer you on to the psychiatry team so they can take interventions and
take a history and make the diagnosis psychiatry referral will be required to make the diagnosis of
adhd now if you think you or your child may have adhd it's very important to speak to your
gp and this is especially if you feel symptoms are affecting your daily life so for example
affecting your family relationships or ability at school or work it's also super important to speak
to your doctor because if you could benefit from treatment such as medication or therapy
it could change your life for the better making daily tasks less of a struggle for
you now please do remember as well that treatment doesn't always have to be medication there's also
psychoeducation and cognitive behavioral therapy all of which are proven to be very helpful now the
reason why treatment is so important for adhd is that unfortunately there has been a lot of
stereotypes about adhd where it's just someone who fidgets a lot that just struggles to do tasks and
is hyperactive but unfortunately as we've learned in this video adhd is far more complex than that
and there has been evidence to suggest that people who suffer with adhd who are not treated
in the long term have much higher suicidal rates and as well as that they are much more
prone to being in car accidents as well so i'm going to say this one last time if you do
feel like you have any of the symptoms that we spoke about in the dsm-5 criteria you now know
everything about it or if you feel like your child has any of these symptoms please please please
speak to a healthcare professional that is the most important thing because your health is the
most important thing so it looks like we've come to the end of this week's video i really do hope
that you found this information helpful like i said there are so many misinformation stereotypes
out there about adhd and like i said being this condition of just high productivity but it's far
more complex than that so i really do hope that you find this information helpful and
as i always say at the end of each week's video always remember you're awesome and i will see you
next week and also i can't remember the last one now now inattentive now now now inattentive now
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