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Symptoms Signaling ADHD In Children

By David Stone


The behavior of child changes according to the occasion. Changes are just natural unless they are motivated by a disorder referred to ADHD in children. In full its called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder and affects the behavior of a child. Nowadays, a high number of school-aged children get diagnosed with it.

Normally, its okay for a child not to remember about home works, daydream when in class and react with little thinking. Main symptoms of the disorder will be impulsivity, negligence and hyperactivity. It affects the ability of a kid to learn and keep up with others. To deal with it, you need to be familiar to its symptoms and signs.

We all have seen those kids who cannot sit still, never seem to pay attention, no matter how clear the instructions are they still do not follow and others who utter inappropriate words at times. People will call them names like troublemakers and criticize them but you are not aware is that it may not be the childs fault to be who they are. The child may be suffering from this disorder.

Before a child is seven years old, that is when these signs and symptoms tend to appear. However, differentiating between the childs normal behaviors to that of the disorder is not easy. Probably its this ailment affecting them when you see the following symptoms and signs when you observe behavior change in school, at home and while playing. They start being forgetful and inattentive.

Children suffering from this will tend to pay attention to topics they like but not to those that think are boring and repetitive. These kids will jump from task to task without even completing any of them. They find difficulties in organizing their schoolwork which is not the case to most children. They will need calm and quiet environments for them to focus for they cannot in noisy environments.

The most common indication is hyperactivity. All kids are likely to be naturally active. But those that are going through this tend to stay on the move without resting. Others will attempt to do a number of stuffs at the same time. When one tries to make the kid sit still, it is difficult as they will keep their feet beating, shaking the legs, while their fingers are at times seen drumming. They also try to leave their seats even when they are not expected to leave. They also tend to talk and have a quick temper.

Impulsivity is another sign and indication. Children suffering from this disorder are found to cut themselves from others, interrupt conversations, invading peoples privacy, ask unrelated and personal queries, reacting with no reasoning, shouting an answer even if they are not asked to and will rush to guess instead of enough time to think.

ADHD is said to be a curable disorder. On the positive, children suffering from it tend to be very creative and imaginative; they are flexible because they consider a lot of options at once, they have enthusiasm as they are rarely boring thus having a lively personality and they have energy and drive by staying motivated working and playing hard. Its important to know that ADD has nothing to do with intelligence or talent.




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