Algunas sugerencias at the paediatrician’s office. Some suggestions

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADH/D) is a highly prevalent problem with a great impact on the future of the children affected. In this article, we stress the role that the paediatrician can assume in the management of ADH/D. We wish to emphasise on the lack of professionals and diagnostic-therapeutic teams able to fully assume this type of problem. The participation of paediatricians in children?s general health implies attending a large number of patients with ADH/D. The paediatricians must therefore know the characteristics and transcendence of ADH/D in depth, in order to correctly orientate the families of the children affected with this problem. Their role starts with a diagnostic suspicion. From then on, they must assume the control and development of the process, collaborating with the other specialists implied. Paediatricians must also have a great knowledge of the drugs administered for ADH/D, since many children with this disorder are taking medication, whether prescribed by the paediatrician or another physician.