These are other, separate diseases that are not actually a part of ADHD, but are frequently associated with it. In other words, if you have ADHD you may not have any of these diseases, but you have a much higher chance of having them than the average person.
Opposional Defiant Disorder &/or Conduct Disorder. Up to 50% of ADHD kids have this condition.
Oppositional kids often loose temper, augue with adults, defy rules, annoy people, blames others for mistakes or misbehavior. Conduct Disorder is in adults or teens and involves fire-setting, fighting, physically cruel to people and/or animals, stealing, forced sex.
Learning Disorder 20 - 30 % of ADHD kids have this disorder.
Have normal intelligence, but must learn a different way. May involve only a specific area, such as reading, math, comprehension, etc. This results in the child being well behind other classmates in that subject, even though he tries hard and has normal or above normal intelligence.
Depression (Major Depression, Bipolar Depression, Dysthymia) 9 - 38 % of ADHD kids have one of these conditions.
These will be discussed in more detail in other areas of website. Whole sections on these disorders are planned for the future.
Major Depression involves sadness, irritability, inability to have fun, as well as a number of other features.
Bipolar involves major uncontrollable swings of mood--up and down--for no reason. There is extreme anger, often to the point of rage.
Dysthymia is an ongoing lower level of depression.
Anxiety Disorders (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder, OCD, and Social Anxiety) 25% of kids with ADHD have one of more of these Anxiety Disorders.
These anxiety disorders all involve a lot of worrying and fretting, which adversely affect functioning. Whole sections are planned to discuss these in the future. |
