What are The Warning Signs of ADHD?

A disturbance for at least six months during which at least eight of the following are present are the gerneral warning signs of ADHD.

(1) Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat (in adolescents, May be limited to subjective feelings of restlessness)
(2) Has difficulty remaining seated when required to do so

(3) Is easily distracted by extraneous stimuli

(4) Has diffuculty awaiting turn in games or group situations

(5) Often blurts our answers to questions before the have been completed

(6) Has difficulty following through on instructions from others (not due to oppositional behavior or failure of comprehension) e.g., fails to finish chores

(7) Has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities

(8) Often shifts from one uncompleted activity to another

(9) Has difficulty playing quietly

(10) Often talks excessively

(11) Often interrupts or intrudes on others, e.g., butts into other children's games

(12) Often does not seem to listen to what is being said to him or her

(13) Often loses things necessary for tasks or activities at school or at home (e.g., toys, pencils, books, assignments)

(14) Often engages in physically dangerous activities without considering possible consequences (not for the purpose of thrill-seeking), e.g., runs into the street without looking

 

 

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