| You may hear a lot on the news about ADHD violent | | | | is known as rage behaviour. This is when things can |
| behaviour, and whether or not your ADHD child | | | | get dangerous, especially in older ADHD children. Rage |
| shows this type of anger and violence, you should be | | | | behaviour can be caused by a number of things, but |
| aware that the possibility is out there with any ADHD | | | | it is, at its root, due to the impulsivity that comes |
| child. While ADHD does not necessarily create violent | | | | with ADHD. Rage behaviour can include terrible |
| people, its symptoms do tend to lend themselves to | | | | tantrums and physical violence, but it isn't something |
| acting out violently through temper tantrums, yelling, | | | | a child plans. When he gets really angry, his impulsive |
| or even physical violence long after children reach an | | | | side takes over, and he cannot control what he feels |
| age where they should be able to control these sorts | | | | like doing, which may include harming himself or other |
| of behaviours. As the caretaker for a child with | | | | people. |
| ADHD, here is what you should know about ADHD | | | | Traditional medications like Ritalin and Adderall may |
| violent behaviour: | | | | help control some of the symptoms of ADHD child |
| 1. Not all ADHD children are violent, but their | | | | violence, but they can have some serious side |
| shortened attention spans do make them more | | | | effects, too. The symptom to be most concerned |
| susceptible to frustration when they must take time | | | | about when talking about rage behaviour is that |
| to figure something out or must wait on anything. If | | | | when a child has been on a medication for a while |
| these frustrations aren't dealt with correctly early on, | | | | and then changes dosages or stops medicating |
| they can lead to ADHD child violence. | | | | altogether, his violence can increase exponentially. |
| 2. The lowest level ADHD-affected anger is simply | | | | Homeopathic medicines may offer a better solution |
| irritability. Because they are more easily frustrated | | | | to dealing with violence in ADHD children. These plant |
| than most children, ADHD children can become | | | | and herb-based supplements can actually rebalance a |
| irritable enough to throw temper tantrums long after | | | | child's brain chemistry, helping to control impulsive |
| the appropriate developmental age - eighteen months | | | | behaviour and to increase concentration and calm. |
| to three years old - for such outbursts. | | | | What's more, homeopathic treatments for ADHD |
| 3. If parents and other caretakers respond to these | | | | have no side effects and will not worsen symptoms |
| temper tantrums by giving in, the child will fall into a | | | | if you or your child decide to try a new approach. |
| pattern of learned anger. Once he knows that being | | | | If you are seeing symptoms of ADHD violent |
| angry will get him what he wants, he will continue to | | | | behaviour in your child, you need to act right away. It |
| use his irritability as a weapon against you. The only | | | | is not a myth that ADHD children who grow up in |
| way to break - or never to begin - this cycle is to | | | | loving, supportive homes sometimes snap and injure |
| weather through a child's temper tantrums while | | | | themselves or other people. Before this happens to |
| consistently holding your ground. This can be | | | | your child, consult with a behaviour therapist and |
| incredibly difficult and frustrating for you, but the | | | | consider starting a homeopathic supplement regimen |
| results will be worthwhile in the end. | | | | today. You and your child will be one step further |
| 4. The most serious type of ADHD violent behaviour | | | | down the right path to health and happiness. |