Moemu sinu 12 let. He is smart boy. He is doing pretty well in school. And...

[Irina]

Moemu sinu 12 let. He is smart boy. He is doing pretty well in school. And he is best in math in his class. About 6 month ago he starts having problems with concentration. When he has test in school he always does mistakes because he is losing his concentration of can not pay enough attention.
He can not do his homework more them for 5 – 10 minutes. In the begging I thought he is just lazy. But now I see that is the problem and I see that my son worries about it too.

 

[Бобров А.Е.]

У Вашего сына, по всей видимости, синдром дефицита внимания (attention deficite disorder). Обычно начинают лечение с препаратов ноотропного действия. В США назначают также легкие стимуляторы (в России эти препараты не разрешены). Рекомендую показать мальчика детскому психиатру. Эти расстройства весьма распространены, и чем раньше начать лечить, тем лучше для развития ребенка.

 

[Irina]

How do you treat ADD (attention deficite disorder) in Russia? What medicines do you use?
Is there any other way to treat ADD?
My boy is mentally healthy there are just some problems with concentration. And we did not meet these problems before last year.

Thank you