Cerebral Palsy and ADHD?!
Question: What's the connection?
Answers: What's the connection?
i have ADHD.... my friend has Cerebal Palsy and ADHD...
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Cerebral palsy is a group of motor related disorders that usually stems from some brain related injury before, during, or shortly after birth. The severity of the cerebral palsy is variable and can range from having a slight limp to being unable to walk or talk. There have been recent explorations into the relationship of cerebral palsy with other disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), also known as Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADD seems to be more common in children with cerebral palsy.
Hope this helps. The is the only connection I know of.
there is no connection. ADHD is psychogenic. Cerebral palsy is a neurological problem.
And for those who think ADHD is a neurological problem, consider the following:
There are no neurological tests for ADHD, whereas there are neurological tests for cerebral palsy.
ADHD may run in families, but so does psychosis.
The medication used to treat ADHD is the same used to treat psychiatric problems.
In most cases children outgrow ADHD, but cerebral palsy lasts for life.
All small children have some symptoms of ADHD.