ADHD
<p><b>Dealing with your ADHD child during COVID</b></p><p>Changes in usual routines and activities to assist minimize the spread of COVID-19 spread can be stressful for any child. Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have additional difficulties adjusting to these changes.</p>
<p>Many people are facing difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic. Those with ADHD may be more vulnerable to stress as a result of the pandemic, resulting in increased behavioral issues.</p>
<p><b>How does Covid-19 affect children with ADHD?</b></p>
<p>Individuals and the worldwide society have both been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical distance and other preventative measures may have unexpected implications on children and people with ADHD.</p>
<p>Many adults and children are working and learning remotely. Boredom, isolation, and loneliness can result from a lack of face-to-face connection. Furthermore, a lack of structure might make it more difficult to complete tasks and activities.</p>
<p>During this pandemic, here are some ideas for assisting your children with ADHD.</p>
<p><b>Eat a healthy diet, sleep and exercise</b></p>
<p>This is true for everyone, but it's especially true for ADHD children. Children with ADHD might get irritated and act out more the next day if they don't get enough sleep.</p>
<p>Junk food, with all of its chemical ingredients, has the potential to increase their hyperactivity.</p>
<p>Physical activity is also helpful to their thoughts as well as their bodies. As a result, do everything you can to ensure that your child has regular sleep, healthy food, and opportunities for physical activity.</p>
<p><b>Create a routine</b></p>
<p>Creating daily and weekly routines can help in the creation of positive habits and may relieve some of the symptoms of ADHD. Structure and regularity might help minimize stress and uncertainty.</p>
<p>Setting aside time for work, schoolwork, physical activity, leisure, and hobbies, as well as arranging chores, grocery shopping, and other household duties ahead of time, are all examples of creating a routine.</p>
<p><b>Allow more screen time</b></p>
<p>Children with ADHD tend to spend more time on screens than normal children, which can lead to issues. However, it is important for all of us to be socially connected when physically apart, and internet communication is ideal for this.</p>
<p>For schoolwork and associated activities, school-aged children and teenagers may also need to be online for a few hours every day. It's more essential to focus on what kids are doing online than how much time they spend.</p>
<p>Make sure that the majority of their screen time is spent studying or maintaining social relationships with friends and family, and that they have a healthy mix of screen and offline activities.</p>
<p><b>Coping with ADHD</b></p>
<p>It is essential that your child with ADHD maintains their current treatment plan, which may include medication, behavioral therapy, or a combination of the two.</p>
<p>Other than phone calls and emails, you may communicate with your child's healthcare practitioner in a variety of ways.</p>
<p>In addition, many healthcare practitioners now provide telehealth services, in which they conduct health assessments, consultations, and psychotherapy sessions through video chat.</p>
<p><b>Look at the bright side</b></p>
<p>Dealing with a pandemic might help you see things in a different light. While it's natural to get irritated when your child takes an hour to get dressed or impulsively hits a sibling, remind yourself of all the qualities you admire in them.</p>
