Increased Risk of ADHD in Children with Smoke and Lead Exposure

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD for short affects about 5-8 percent of school age children. ADHD is a fairly common neurobiological condition that presents itself through inappropriate levels of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Although ADHD is not life threatening, it can become a very difficult obstacle to overcome.

However, recent data shows that smoking can raise the chances of ADHD by more than double. If the mother does not quit smoking during pregnancy, the chances of ADHD for the child will be increased 2.4 times. Furthermore, exposure to lead can also increase chances of child having ADHD. Most cases of lead exposure are due to contaminated paint, soil, and old water pipes.

The findings definitely showed that smoking raised the chances for ADHD by 2.4 times and lead exposure raised it 2.3 times. However, when a child was exposed to both smoking and lead, the chance of having ADHD was 8 times as high!

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Back to School Eye Exams

A recent study has shown that 86% of children start school in September without ever having their vision tested at the optometrist. This is a serious issue because if students cannot see correctly, they cannot learn - and a survey by the American Optometric Association showed that one in four students have a visual impairment.

Optometrist and American Optometric Association’s learning specialist Dr. Michael Early said in a press release "Because a child's vision may change frequently, regular eye and vision care is crucial to a student's classroom success. Unfortunately, most parents are not including eye exams as a part of their child’s back-to-school health check-up."

The association also stated that 60% of children labelled as problem learners may really have undetected vision problems that are sometimes falsely diagnosed as attention deficit disorder, or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Children are usually expected to have a vision check when they are first starting school and beginning to read. The American Optometric Association suggests that children have their vision assessed when they are 6 months old, again when they are three years old, and once every two years after that. It has been found that treatment is more likely to be successful if the patient is at an early age.

Some signs of visual impairment in children are:

Lack of attention or concentration, day dreaming, they complain about frequent headaches, they have poor handwriting, they skip words while reading or use a finger to follow the words while reading, they become clumsy, they turn or tilt their head when looking at something, they have itchy eyes,they have dry eyes, they blink frequently, or they squint when looking at objects too far from them or too close to them.

If you notice your child is having problems with their vision, arrange for an appointment with an optometrist in your area.



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