Do You Know What The History Of ADHD?

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What is ADHD?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which is also known as ADHD is one of the common disorders among the children. This disorder usually begins in childhood. Some adults also report having this disorder. This is one of the many neurodevelopmental disorders which can affect a human being.



History of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD):

Despite people thinking that ADHD was diagnosed in the 21st century. Many people follow the papers which say that this disorder was originally diagnosed in the 1980s but the truth is ADHD originated in Ancient Greece. Yes it is that old.

Greece era:

Hippocrates, who is known as the father of modern medicine first introduced ADHD to us. He also explained the treatment for ADHD which was usually a bland diet
including fish but with a little meat plus lots of water and a lot of physical exercise.

Age of Enlightenment:

Melchior Adam Weikard was a German physician who was among those who discovered ADHD and who treated this disorder with the help of medicine. He gave his own theory on this disorder and as for the treatment he said the patient
should be kept away from any kind of noise or any other subject and in the dark in the solitary. And for the easily agile fibers they are to be fixated by rubbing, cold baths, steel powder, cinchona, mineral waters, horseback riding, and gymnastic exercises.

The 18th Century:

In 1978 Sir Alexander Crichton, a scottish physician, mentioned some symptoms which were kind of similar to ADHD. He introduced it as "The Disease of Attention"

The Common Era:

Sir George Frederic who was a British paediatrician explained that during his lecture there were a bunch of students who had difficulty focusing in 1902. Being a paediatrician he was able to give a detailed explanation on how they behaved.

The Modern History of ADHD:

The current name of ADHD until 1968. At first they did not include hyperactivity actions and it was known as ADD. In 1968 under the term “hyperkinetic reply of childhood" the second edition of DSM-II graded the disorder.

The Origin Of ADD:

With DSM-III the formation and the occurrence understanding of ADD was better in the 1980s. ADD was termed by APA but without hyperactivity. But in the third edition it was finally named as ADHD in 1987 replacing the term ADD. Then in DSM-IV and DSM-5 they further added more details in the research.

But that doesn't mean that the history of ADHD have finished because it is still going on even now the scientists
and researchers are working on this disorder and trying to find a better treatment for this.
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