i bet all of us cf have had this at one point,
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It is also sometimes called ADD for Attention Deficit Disorder. They are pretty much the same thing, though ADHD is the official name. Children with ADHD sometimes have a hard time paying attention, sitting still, or thinking about what they say or do before blurting something out or behaving in a certain way. It is believed that approximately 3%-7% of school-age children have ADHD. The ratio of boys to girls is 3 boys for every 1 girl diagnosed. Not every child who has ADHD is hyper. Some children only have trouble paying attention and staying organized. Children with ADHD are more likely "space out" and do not tune into what is going on around them. Or they focus so much on one thing that they cannot pay attention to anything else.
There are three different subtypes of ADHD:
Children who are primarily inattentive.
Children whose main problem is impulsivity-hyperactivity
Children who have both inattention and impulsivity-hyperactivity problems to a significant degree (the combined subtype).
Signs of inattention include:
Becoming easily distracted by irrelevant sights and sounds
Failing to pay attention to details and making careless mistakes
Rarely following instructions carefully and completely
Losing or forgetting things like toys, or pencils, books, and tools needed for a task
Social withdrawl
Anxiety and depression
Signs of hyperactivity and impulsivity are:
Over-activity
Often fidgeting with hands or feet
Squirming in seat
Running, climbing, or leaving a seat, in situations where sitting or quiet behavior is expected
Impulse inhibition
Rejection by peers
Aggressiveness
Conduct disorders