For a long time, Élodie Martinez was considered an anxious, even suffocating mother, too concerned about the health of her children. “I was the mother who did too much. I also heard: But all children are hyperactive! » For several weeks, this forty-something, mother of 3 children aged 4, 7 and 13, all diagnosed with ADD or ADHD (attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity), has finally felt recognized in her difficulties. “It’s very late, but an inventory has just been made of this invisible handicap,” believes this resident of Jouy-en-Josas (Yvelines).
At the end of September, the HAS (High Authority for Health) published its recommendations for good practice in the management of ADHD in children and adolescents. A “guidebook” for families and caregivers who would like to have their child diagnosed, better treated and taken care of. And sheds new light on this long-controversial disorder which in France affects 2 to 3% of adults and 3 to 6% of children and adolescents, often associated with other pathologies such as dyslexia.
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