ADHD can be diagnosed by looking at brainwaves – here’s the neuroscience behind it

By Teresa Rossignoli Palomeque, Cofounder y CEO de STap2Go.Personal docente investigador., Universidad Nebrija

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not have a behavioural disorder, nor are they lazy, or lacking in manners and boundaries. Their brains mature in a different way, with different patterns of neurological activity and a number of neurochemical differences. For this reason, ADHD is considered to be a neurodevelopmental disorder.

These neurological imbalances manifest as attention difficulties, disorganisation, or hyperactivity and impulsivity. While these are most noticeable in childhood,…

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