Wednesday, July 25, 2007

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Diagnosis is difficult in cases of ADD because signs vary from child to child. The symptoms of the disorder may or may not be obvious. First of all you must be clear that just because your child is hyperactive, he is not suffering from ADD. It is true that more than normal activities are a sign of ADD but not always so. But, at the same time impulsive behavior, or less than normal attention, or more than normal distraction is a sign of ADD. Actually, distraction and lack of attention go together. An ADD suffering child will not be able to stick to his work and will not pay much attention to details and may not complete his work. Although most children are like this but those who suffer from ADD show more extremes of View the rest of this article


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