*Some 15 percent of Saudi children suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with the world averages of five to 10 percent, local media said. Girls are more vulnerable to developing this disorder than boys, with a four-to-one ratio, Amal Al-Awami, a pediatric specialist and member of the Saudi Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Society (AFTA) in the Eastern Province, told a local daily. Others have highlighted the strain such a disorder may have on marriages, where many, oblivious to the presence of this disorder, erroneously believe their children are fundamentally naughty or ill-raised. ADHD patients suffer from anxiety, depression and repeated discussions on similar topics, said Al-Awami in the presence of several physicians, relatives of ADHD patients, businessmen and other dignitaries during a Ramadan function.
07-09-2014, 02:54 PM
15% of children in Saudi Arabia suffer from ADHD, says expert
*Some 15 percent of Saudi children suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with the world averages of five to 10 percent, local media said. Girls are more vulnerable to developing this disorder than boys, with a four-to-one ratio, Amal Al-Awami, a pediatric specialist and member of the Saudi Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Society (AFTA) in the Eastern Province, told a local daily. Others have highlighted the strain such a disorder may have on marriages, where many, oblivious to the presence of this disorder, erroneously believe their children are fundamentally naughty or ill-raised. ADHD patients suffer from anxiety, depression and repeated discussions on similar topics, said Al-Awami in the presence of several physicians, relatives of ADHD patients, businessmen and other dignitaries during a Ramadan function.
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