As parents of ADHD kids know all too well, children with ADHD often have difficulty handling stress, or stressful situations. Now, a team of researchers in Australia may have found a biological reason why this is so.advanced bodyscan offers excellent info on this.

24 ADHD Children Scanned

ADHD is the abbreviation for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. ADHD is one of the most common childhood behavior disorders. Of all children referred to mental health professionals about 35% are referred for ADHD, more than for any other condition. Those with ADHD often have problems in most areas of their life, including home, school, work, and in relationships.

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This team of Australian researchers studied brain scans of 24 ADHD children (with hyperactivity) and found that the right parietal lobes in children with ADHD did not function as well as in children without ADHD. The right parietal lobes are associated with the development of coping strategies.

Prof Vance led the research team from Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital. He says these children will do anything to feel in control of their situation, and so they often have negative, oppositional ways of relating to others, such as, changing the rules of a game endlessly to make sure they win.

While neurological differences in the brains of those with ADHD have been noted in other studies, Vance noted that, "This discovery has the real potential to improve treatment strategies for ADHD, to enable these children to better manage the demands of their family and school relationships. It (should not) be assumed that ADHD behavior is the fault of bad parenting or lack or discipline."

This is in some small way a relief for parents, who commonly either blame themselves for their child's behavioral problems, or are blamed by others. But parents should not under-estimate their role in helping their ADHD child to be successful at home, with peers, or at school.

Further studies into brain regions and key environmental factors are underway to add to this research, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.