Breastfeeding your baby is a healthy choice that starts him off on the right food in terms of nutrition. Your breast milk is produced with exactly the nutrients your baby needs to grow normally. You also must watch what you eat and drink because many substances are excreted into your breast milk. This means that your baby will consume small amounts of whatever you put into your body, including caffeine. Consuming caffeine while breastfeeding does not cause Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, in your baby, but it does have...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by hyperactivity and an inability to maintain attention; in some cases impulsivity is another symptom of ADHD. Accordi...
Children with ADHD have difficulty paying attention and are hyperactive and impulsive, according to the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM-IV-TR). These symptoms are considered diagnosable when they ar...
The Center for Disease Control notes that 7 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 17 are diagnosed with the disorder. Although various causes for this disorder have been suggested over the years, the predominant factor...
Doctors and researchers are unsure what causes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, also called ADHD. Several discounted theories about the causes of ADHD include sugar and brain injuries, according to HealthyPlace. ADHD s...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 4.5 million children have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2006, meaning approximately 3 to 7 percent of school age children have the disorder. ADHD is more commonly fou...
Your doctor may tell you about recent studies which have linked the development of childhood ADHD with mutations in the DRD4 gene. Some interesting and thought-provoking results have come from these studies, which have found th...
In the Diagnostic & Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) IV-TR, published by the American Psychiatric Association (2000), it stated that with ADHD "there may be a history of child abuse or neglect, multiple foster place...
