Do Children grow out of ADHD?
The more help a child gets, right from the start, the more likely they are to go on to lead positive and successful lives. The longer hyperactivity or behavioural problems go on, the greater the chance of both school and family reacting against the child, and the child reacting against them. School and family environment have an enormous influence on the way a child grows up. People who were hyperactive as children do sometimes go on to have problems in adult life. These tend to be around self-organisation, organising their thoughts and sustaining focus. Although it’s hard to generalise, because of all the different kinds of behaviours included under ADHD, it’s clear that many children do grow out of their problems. There’s no reason to assume that your child won’t. For more details Visit: www.mind.org.
The simple answer is that some children with ADHD do grow out of it by the time they reach their early 20s, but some do not. The split is about half and half, so the incidence of ADHD in the adult population is still as high as 4 in every 100 people. Although children diagnosed with ADHD in childhood might have to learn to live with the symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour, it is possible that half of them will see a significant improvement as their brain matures. This happens later in children with ADHD but when it does happen, most of the worst symptoms can start to reduce and eventually disappear. ADHD Research Research published at the end of 2007 showed that the brains of children with ADHD show a different pattern of growth, particularly in the areas of the brain known to be associated with concentration and learning. This was found by doing a series of MRI scans – scans that build up a picture of the brain using X-rays – at children at different ages fr
