New method of diagnosing ADHD in children

Australian scientists have developed a computerized test method that can diagnose 96% accuracy for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

University of Sydney psychologist Leanne Williams says ADHD is one of the most common disorders in children.

Children with this disease have excessive hyperactivity, while reducing their ability to pay attention at home and in the classroom, which seriously affects their ability to learn and make it difficult to relate to people.

About 6% of children in Australia are diagnosed with the disease, meaning that one child has an illness on average.

Professor Williams said studies over the past five years show that ADHD is a brain disorder, but there is no objective or objective method to diagnose the disease.

Professor Williams used a computerized test method for more than 300 children to check memory and attention, and measure brain activity and heart rate, thereby seeing the children who meet difficulty in paying attention to games or making hasty decisions with slower brain activity and reduced heart rate.

Children who are diagnosed with ADHD by computerized testing are then re-examined by other doctors with biological tests that are accurate to 96%.

In November 2009, the Australian National Medical Research Council published a draft treatment protocol and diagnosis of ADHD./.