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ADHD symptoms in children consequently exhibit inattentive or hyperactive and impulsive behavior. Moreover, it warrants a qualified diagnosis and appropriate treatment, for example medication, natural supplements, and behavior therapy. Learn more about common signs of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and what to do if your child shows them.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders, affecting between 5 and 11 percent of American children. ADHD in children may present through symptoms including inattentiveness, impulsivity, hyperactivity, fidgeting, excessive talking, trouble waiting turn, and difficulty following direction.
What Are Common Symptoms?
Although ADHD symptoms in children may differ depending on the type, moreover common symptoms are:
- Self-focused behavior
- Trouble waiting turn
- Emotional turmoil\
- Fidgeting
- Problems playing quietly
- Trouble finishing tasks
- Lack of focus
- Forgetfulness
The stereotypical ADHD patient is a 9-year-old boy who loves to jump off dangerously high things for example, hates to focus on school work. In reality, only a fraction of people with ADHD fit this description. Children with hyperactive ADHD symptoms are difficult to ignore — they are the ones bouncing out of their chairs or clowning behind the teacher’s back, and are the first to be evaluated for and diagnosed with ADHD.
ADHD is a genetic, brain-based condition, not just a deficit of executive functions. A child may be diagnosed with ADHD only if he or she exhibits at least six of the symptoms from one of the lists below, and if the symptoms have been noticeable for at least six months in two or more settings — for example, at home and at school. What’s more, the symptoms must interfere with the child’s functioning or development, and at least some of the symptoms must have been apparent before age 12. Older teens may need to demonstrate just five of these symptoms in multiple settings
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