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Gender talks with teens having ADHD

Description

The Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been increasingly recognized worldwide now and is treated in many children and adults in recent years. 

For its treatment medical professional provide Young children with stimulants which if used for long time on regular basis can have adverse side-effects on body . 

Treatment

Proper Medication can help children manage their ADHD symptoms in their everyday life and can help them control the behaviours that cause difficulties with family, friends, and at school. If you have an adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you probably take medicine to reduce your symptoms. But medication don’t really  work always . That’s where cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) comes in. CBT is a type of talk therapy that can help with challenges you face in school, work, and relationships.

Stimulant therapy is the most commonly used treatment for Attention-Deficit hyperactivity disorder also known as ADHD. Stimulants are an effective way of managing ADHD symptoms such as short attention span, impulsive behaviour, and hyperactivity. They may be used alone or in combination with behaviour therapy.

No stimulants were approved till now for the treatment of ADHD in 2003. They do not work as quickly as stimulants, but their effect can last up to 24 hours.


No matter what’s your kid’s age, it’s never too early or too late! to talk to them about gender diversity . Here’s how you can  start the discussion, and keep it going as they growing up .

There is nothing short of any cultural revolution taking place as today’s young mind challenge have a long-held notions of gender and work to show their authentic selves. Simply to put,  discussion around gender identity is no longer a taboo topic in today’s era and thank goodness. Simultaneously, many adult caregivers such as parents teachers are left scratching their heads and playing catch-up, wondering how to understand and address the changing gender landscape to best support their children, teens, and young adults understanding .

For children suffering from ADHD, the gender identity exploration is undoubtedly a process impacted by the  puzzles of their neurodiversity brains. To fully support these children mental development and educational needs in a safe and appropriate way, parents, educators, and other health professionals must understand the intersection of neurodiversity and gender diversity. Doing so can help protect them from negative and unhealthy mental health consequences and will strengthen family bonds when they are needed most.

You can try  explaining with these basics terms : 

Gender identity terms

These terms support and describe the scale of feminine to masculine:

Gender identity: it is A person’s deeply held internal sense and physical organization of being male or female or somewhere else on the gender spectrum.

Sex assigned at birth: it is The classification done at the time of birth regarding sex and, typically, gender, usually based on genitalia.

Transgender: A person whose gender identity is complicated, and often fully opposite, from their sex assigned at birth.

Cisgender: A person whose gender identity is the same as specified  at birth.

Gender no binary: A person who identifies as both male and female, or somewhere in between both the genders. 

Gender fluid: Your sense of where you are on the scale of male to female can vary over time, even from day to day.

Sexual identity terms

For talking to your child about what gender interested in sexually, these terms are appropriate:

Lesbian: this gives a brief about the woman who wants to be in a relationship with another woman.

Gay: it means the man who wants to be in a relationship with another man (though sometimes the lesbians also use this term).

Bisexual: Someone who is sexually attracted to both the sexes the men and the women.

Pansexual: it defines Someone who is interested in having relationships with all form of the genders.



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