What are the symptoms of ADHD?

A child with ADHD

• Makes careless mistakes or often fails to give close attention to details.
• Has difficulty sustaining attention.
• Does not appear to listen.
• Struggles to follow instructions.
• Loses things..lots of things.
• Often forgets daily activities.
• Is easily distracted.
• Has difficulty with organization.
• Avoids or dislikes tasks requiring sustained mental effort.

In addition the child with hyperactivity also

• Fidgets alot and squirms in his/her seat or can incessantly kick his feet or make sounds with tapping finers.
• Has difficulty remaining seated.
• Runs about or climbs excessively
• Acts as if driven by a motor.
• Talks excessively.
• Blurts out answers
• Has difficulty waiting turns
• Often interrupts or intrudes upon others.