What is ADHD (Hyperactive Child)?
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This describes the brain defect that results in inabilty to “pay attention” for more than a few seconds, which then results in the child acting “hyper” because his mind keeps wandering around to other things. Sometimes a child just phases out without acting hyper, so these children are just ADD. About 9% of all school children have at least some form of ADHD or ADD, more commonly in boys, but it is also found in about 3% of girls. What are the signs of ADHD? Short Attention Span: daydreams, doesn’t seem to listen, easily distracted from both work and play, disorganized, forgets things, loses important things, makes careless mistakes, does not finish what he starts, doesn’t seem to care about details. Impulsive: acts and speaks without thinking, has trouble taking turns, cannot wait for things, interrupts others, inappropriate touching of others. Hyper: constant motion, cannot play quietly, squirms and fidgets, talks too much, ca
