Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children

When is it time to get help?

If your child is struggling in school or in other areas of their life with the above symptoms, and you feel it’s impacting the quality of their life, then it’s time to get some support.

ADHD Diagnosis

At Insight, we can provide both a formal clinical assessment to diagnose ADHD and/or an initial screening. In the ADHD screening, your child’s therapist will work with you both to identify the likelihood of an ADHD diagnosis. Should there be an indication of concern(s) requiring a more comprehensive clinical assessment, you would be informed of the situation. Should you choose to proceed with a more comprehensive clinical assessment, further service fee would be incurred but the hours already endured through the screening would be included in the formal assessment. 

ADHD treatment methods

First of all, a proper assessment or diagnosis must be in place to diagnose ADHD. An assessment will be conducted by a licensed therapist who will then discuss a therapeutic plan with you and your child. There are several therapies that may work to help your child cope with ADHD including:

• Behavioural therapy tends to view human beings and behaviour with the assumption that humans are a product of their sociocultural conditioning and environment, looking at the current problems and the factors influencing them and emphasizes behaviour changes more than the underlying unconscious processes.
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach to treatment that focuses on how people’s thoughts, emotions, and beliefs influence their behaviour and how they perceive themselves.
• Mindfulness therapy is an approach to treatment that focuses on how people’s thoughts, emotions, and beliefs influence their behaviour and how they perceive themselves, others, and the world. The ability to be in the moment, to acknowledge and regulate your emotions helps you to break free from negative thought patterns.
• Family systems therapy looks at the family as one emotional unit. This therapeutic approach looks at the relationships within the family and the structure as a whole.
• Play therapy refers to a large number of treatment methods, all of which make use of one or more of the natural benefits of play, using toys, dolls, games, etc. Play allows children a safe psychological distance from their problems and allows them to express their true thought and feelings in ways best suited to their developmental level.