![]() Children have messy rooms adults have cluttered desks daily activities tend to be chaotic. People with ADHD tend to be disorganized. They have difficulties with making plans and even more difficulty in carrying out plans in an orderly fashion. Because of their inability to focus, those with ADHD have trouble completing what they start. ![]() They are so bombarded by the normal stimuli in their environment that they cannot filter out the background noise, and they have trouble focusing or concentrating on a problem or a task. ![]() That is, they have heightened awareness of incoming stimuli, particularly sight, sound, and touch. People with ADHD suffer from overload ( Miller and Blum 2008). ADHD is a widespread affliction that we are just beginning to understand. In the simplest terms, the brains of these children have yet to come fully “on-line.” It is conjectured that while certain important brain pathways are working normally, cortical regions involved in attention, impulse control, and stimulus integration abilities, have yet to become fully active. However, brain-imaging studies have shown that children with this disorder have an underlying neurological dysfunction, which likely accounts for their behavior ( Zametkin et al 1990 Lou et al 1998). ADHD often is blamed on bad parenting, or a “bad” attitude. The condition is usually diagnosed in childhood, when difficulties arise during play and school, and it is marked by lack of concentration, short attention span, and physical restlessness ( APA 19). Moreover, it is concluded that dopamine and serotonin releasers might be useful therapeutic adjuncts for the treatment of other RDS behavioral subtypes, including addictions.Ĭharacteristics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)Īttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex disorder having multiple causes including genetics as impacted by one’s environment. We further hypothesize that early diagnosis through genetic polymorphic identification in combination with DNA-based customized nutraceutical administration to young children may attenuate behavioral symptoms associated with ADHD. It has been proposed that genetic variants of dopaminergic genes and other “reward genes” are important common determinants of reward deficiency syndrome (RDS), which we hypothesize includes ADHD as a behavioral subtype. This gene, and others involved in neurophysiological processing of specific neurotransmitters, have been associated with deficient functions and predispose individuals to have a high risk for addictive, impulsive, and compulsive behavioral propensities. Moreover, this genetic trait is due in part to a form of a gene (DRD 2 A1 allele) that prevents the expression of the normal laying down of dopamine receptors in brain reward sites. This high-risk genetic trait leads to multiple drug-seeking behaviors, because the drugs activate release of dopamine, which can diminish abnormal cravings. A consensus of the literature suggests that when there is a dysfunction in the “brain reward cascade,” especially in the dopamine system, causing a low or hypo-dopaminergic trait, the brain may require dopamine for individuals to avoid unpleasant feelings. Molecular genetic studies have identified several genes that may mediate susceptibility to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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