What
is
ADHD?
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What
is ADHD?
All
children are different - this also applies to children with
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). They
usually show some or all of the following behaviours in more than
one context:
Poor
Attention
Is your child easily
distracted from tasks, having difficulty following or remembering
instructions?
Restlessness
Does he / she have a
short fuse, doing things without thinking?
Intrusiveness
Is he/ she hard to satisfy, tending to go
on and on?
Difficulty
in making relationships
Is he / she out of tune with others, acting silly or out of control?
Disorganisation
Does he / she struggle
to plan and see through tasks at home and school?
Specific
Learning Difficulties
He / she may also have problems with reading,
writing, language and mathematics.
Behaviour
problems
Aggressiveness, tantrums,
depression or anxiety.
When
a child is given a diagnosis of ADHD, what happens next?
See our Frequently
Asked Questions page.
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