{"id":424021,"date":"2024-11-27T05:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T05:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=424021"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Preschoolers-Tantrums-Can-Be-Early-Sign-of-ADHD","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Preschoolers-Tantrums-Can-Be-Early-Sign-of-ADHD\/","title":{"rendered":"Preschoolers&#8217; Tantrums Can Be Early Sign of ADHD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><h2><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Frequent tantrums could be an early warning sign of ADHD<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Kids prone to tantrums were more likely to have ADHD symptoms by age 7<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Their risk also increased if they were slower to develop an ability to regulate their emotions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Preschoolers prone to tantrums appear to have a higher risk of attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthday.com\/a-to-z-health\/diseases-and-conditions\/adhd-in-children\">ADHD<\/a>) by the time they reach school age, a new study says.<\/p>\n<p>Young children who struggle to control their emotions and behavior have more ADHD symptoms by age 7, researchers found.<\/p>\n<p>Their conduct is more likely to be poor and they are more apt to suffer from emotional problems like sadness or worry by that age, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/development-and-psychopathology\/article\/early-emotion-regulation-developmental-trajectories-and-adhd-internalizing-and-conduct-problems-symptoms-in-childhood\/4116A3DABB3C1E9637D064DFACE94DC3\">results<\/a> show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmotion regulation skills are acquired from early in life and are thought to strengthen gradually over childhood,\u201d lead researcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/profile\/aja-murray\">Aja Murray<\/a>, a lecturer in psychology with the University of Edinburgh in the U.K., said in a news release. \u201cChildren, however, acquire these skills at different rates and slower acquisition may serve as a marker for neurodevelopmental and mental health issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the study, researchers analyzed data on roughly 19,000 young people born between 2000 and 2002 in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>Results showed that ADHD symptoms are significantly associated with a child\u2019s tendency to have extreme emotional responses and slower development of their ability to regulate those emotions, researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>The less able children were able to manage their emotions, the greater their risk for ADHD, results show.<\/p>\n<p>This association held even after other risk factors for ADHD and mental health problems were taken into account, researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>Based on these results, early testing might be developed that could help parents and teachers identify kids at risk of ADHD and provide them extra support and therapy, researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur findings suggest that monitoring trajectories of emotion regulation over development could help identity which children are at risk of mental health issues,\u201d Murray said.<\/p>\n<p>The new study appears in the journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/development-and-psychopathology\/article\/early-emotion-regulation-developmental-trajectories-and-adhd-internalizing-and-conduct-problems-symptoms-in-childhood\/4116A3DABB3C1E9637D064DFACE94DC3\">Development and Psychopathology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Institute of Mental Health has more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd\">ADHD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: University of Edinburgh, news release, Nov. 21, 2024<\/p>\n<p><h2><strong>What This Means For You<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Parents of children who throw frequent temper tantrums should watch for signs of ADHD.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/b82dfddeeb4d8c0e26d8c7ecb7506171.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>cute little girl engaged in lessons with teacher at home, fools around and laughs. Primary school teacher. Preschool education. Dad helps with homework. Individual training. 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