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So while we don’t completely know what causes ADHD, what we do know is that it has a strong
genetic component. Typically when a child is diagnosed with ADHD, there’s someone
in the immediate or extended family who also has similar signs or symptoms. ADHD really
is a neurological glitch related to frontal lobe process or the executive function. Executive
functioning, I like to call the CEO of the brain, to plan, organize manage our time and
focus concentrate and regulate our emotions. When children are diagnosed with ADHD we do
know that they are having some challenges of executive dysfunction. What this means
is their frontal lobe mechanism are allowing the child to inconsistently allowing the child
to maintain attention, focus and to concentrate. This is a very similar pattern of many children.
We also know that the executive function processes are not fully developed until an individual
18 years old. So sometimes in adulthood the symptoms of ADHD do become less pronounced.
While there’s no clear understanding of what causes ADHD, these are some of the key
components to understanding this disorder.