Some Basic Facts
What Is It?
- a neurobehavioral disorder that affects 3-5 percent of all American children
- It interferes with a person's ability to stay on a task and to exercise age-appropriate inhibition
-cognitive or both behavioral and cognitive
Warning Signs/Symptoms
- Failure to listen to instructions
- Inability to organize oneself and school work
- Fidgety
- Talking too much
- Leaving chores, homework, and projects unfinished
- Difficulty paying attention and responding to details
Different Types
- Inattentive subtype
- Hyperactive-impulsive subtype
- A combined subtype