So woate ADHD ho asɛm pɛn? (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) - Adɛn nti na saa aduru yi a wɔde di dwuma no akɔ soro wɔ Covid bere mu?

Covid ɔyaredɔm no ayɛ bere a emu yɛ den na ɛyɛ den paa ama yɛn nyinaa, ɛnte saa? Sɛ yɛda yɛn afie mu, yɛn da biara da asetra asesa koraa, na ɛsɛ sɛ yedi adwuma ne nhomasua ho nsɛm ho dwuma a, ama yɛahyia adwenemhaw kɛse. Esiane saa adwennwen yi nti, nnipa binom adwenemyare a ɛwɔ hɔ dedaw no mu ayɛ den, na ebinom nso anya adwenemyare foforo. Enti, tebea a wɔaka ho asɛm pii na wɔanya ayaresa pii wɔ Covid bere mu no mu biako ne ADHD.

Nea edi kan no, ma yɛnhwɛ nea ADHD yɛ ankasa.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) yɛ ntini mu nkɔso tebea a ɛka sɛnea amemene no yɛ adwuma. Ɛnyɛ yare anaa biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn ani wu. Obi a ɔwɔ saa tebea yi betumi ahyia nsɛnnennen wɔ nneɛma atitiriw abiɛsa mu:

• Adwene a wɔnyɛ: Ɛyɛ den sɛ wode w’adwene besi ade biako so, ɛyɛ den sɛ wubedi adwuma bi akyi bere a woafi ase pɛn, ne sɛ wo werɛ fi nsɛm nketenkete a wɔtaa fi.
• Hyperactivity : Ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛtra hɔ dinn, bere nyinaa woayɛ basaa, nsa a wode bɛbɔ wo ho ban, ne nea ɛkeka ho.
• Impulsivity: Suban ahorow te sɛ nneɛma a wɔyɛ anaa wɔka mpofirim a wonsusuw ho, ne afoforo a wotwitwa wɔn ntam a wonni abotare bere a wɔrekasa no.

Wɔtaa hu saa tebea yi wɔ mmofraase. Nanso, ɛtɔ mmere bi a nnipa bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi tra ase kosi wɔn mpanyin afe so na wonnim sɛ wɔwɔ yare no.

Adɛn nti na ADHD nnuru a wɔde di dwuma no kɔɔ soro mpofirim wɔ Covid bere mu?

Nnansa yi nhwehwɛmu kɛseɛ bi a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yɛeɛ no kyerɛ sɛ nnuru a wɔde kanyan ADHD a wɔkyerɛw ma no kɔɔ soro kɛseɛ wɔ afe 2020-2021 COVID-19 ɔyaredɔm no mu. Nnuruyɛfo twe adwene si nneɛma atitiriw pii a enti ɛte saa so.

1. Adwennwen a ɔyaredɔm no de ba

Fa no sɛ, wɔ lockdown no mu no, na yɛn nyinaa akɔda fie. Ná ɔkwan biara nni hɔ a yɛbɛfa so akɔ abɔnten, na yentumi nhyia nnamfo, na na yɛn da biara da dwumadi nyinaa asɛe. Ankonamyɛ, dadwen, ne adwennwen a yɛte nka wɔ mmere a ɛte sɛɛ mu no dɔɔso yiye.

Nnuruyɛfo ne nhwehwɛmufo kyerɛ sɛ ebia adwennwen a ɛkɔ soro yi ama ADHD ho sɛnkyerɛnne a na ɛwɔ hɔ dedaw wɔ nnipa binom mu no mu yɛɛ den. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ebia ɛbɛyɛ den ama obi a kan no na otumi di ne dwumadi boro so so denam abɔnten a ɔne ne nnamfonom di agoru no so sɛ obegyina ano bere a ɔda ne afie mu no. Afei nso, wɔn a wɔankyerɛ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no mpo betumi anya sɛnkyerɛnne foforo esiane saa adwennwen yi nti.

2. Telehealth dwumadie a ɛyɛ mmerɛ

Ade foforo a ɛde ɔyaredɔm no bae ne sɛnea wotumi ne oduruyɛfo kasa wɔ Intanɛt so (video call) na wonya nnuru fi fie. Yɛfrɛ eyi Telehealth. Esiane sɛ na ɛyɛ mmerɛw yi nti, wɔhyɛɛ nnipa a kan no na wonnya bere nkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn, anaasɛ na wɔmpɛ kakra sɛ wɔbɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn wɔ adwenemyare bi ho mpo nkuran sɛ wɔnhwehwɛ wɔn haw ano aduru. Eyi nso ne ade titiriw nti a ADHD a wohu ne nnuru a wɔkyerɛw ma wɔn no kɔɔ soro.

Henanom mu na saa nkɔanim yi daa adi kɛse?

Saa nhwehwɛmu yi kyerɛe sɛ saa nkɔanim yi nyɛ pɛ wɔ obiara mu, nanso na ɛda adi titiriw wɔ mfe a wɔadi ne mmarima ne mmea bi mu. Momma yɛnhwɛ saa data yi wɔ table bi mu.

Saa nsɛm yi kyerɛ sɛ wɔanya nkɔanim wɔ tebea yi a wohu ne ayaresa mu, titiriw wɔ mmabaa ne mmerante ne mmabaa a wɔadu mpanyin afe so mu.

So wususuw sɛ wowɔ ADHD ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow?

Bere a worekenkan asɛm yi no, so wususuwii sɛ, "Oh, me nso mewɔ saa nneɛma yi bi?" Susuw nea edidi so yi ho.

• Sɛ wufi biribi ase, te sɛ adwuma anaa adesua bi a, so ɛyɛ den sɛ wode w’adwene besi biribi so kosi sɛ wubewie?
• So wo werɛ taa fi nneɛma nketenkete? So worehwehwɛ nneɛma te sɛ wo nsafe, wo sika kotoku, anaa wo fon bere nyinaa?
• So ɛyɛ den ma wo paa sɛ wobɛtra baabi biako? So wowɔ su bi sɛ wode wo nan bɛbɔ wo ho ban bere nyinaa anaasɛ wode wo nsa bɛyɛ biribi?
• So woka nneɛma anaa woyɛ nneɛma a ɛnyɛ den a wunsusuw ho? So wunu wo ho akyiri yi?
• Sɛ obi rekasa a, so wuhuruw kɔ mu bua a wontwɛn sɛ obewie?
• So wowɔ su bi sɛ wobɛtwentwɛn wo nan ase? So wugyaw biribiara kosi simma a etwa to?

Adeɛ a ɛyɛ papa na ahotɔ wɔ mu ne sɛ wobɛkɔ Consultant Psychiatrist anaa w’abusua Oduruyɛfoɔ nkyɛn sɛ saa nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ yi kɔ so ka wo da biara da asetena, adwuma, wo nwomasua anaa abusua mu abusuabɔ a. Obetumi ahwehwɛ wo mu yiye, ahu tebea ko a wowɔ ankasa, na sɛ ɛho hia a, ɔde wo bɛkɔ ayaresa kwan a ɛfata sen biara so.