| Every child will have trouble listening or sitting still at one | | | | inappropriate times when their peers are able to sit still. |
| time or another during their childhood, but for some | | | | Inattentiveness and lack of focus are also classic |
| children the inability to focus, sit still, and listen interfere | | | | symptoms of ADHD. Children with ADHD will often |
| with their daily lives. When a child displays hyperactive | | | | daydream much more than other children their age |
| behavior, inattention, and has trouble focusing to the | | | | and will not be able to listen to parents or teachers for |
| point that these symptoms negatively affect their lives | | | | very long before they loose interest. They also lack |
| the child may be diagnoses with ADHD. | | | | focus and are often starting tasks without finishing |
| If you think your child has ADHD there are some | | | | them and moving from one task to another very |
| classic symptoms that are usually present in children | | | | quickly. This lack of attention makes it hard to children |
| who have the disorder. Not all children display all the | | | | with ADHD to do homework, class work, and tasks |
| symptoms, however, and some children will have | | | | around the home. |
| different symptoms as well. | | | | Just because a child occasionally displays some of |
| Hyperactivity is one classic symptom that is used to | | | | these symptoms does not mean that they have |
| diagnose ADHD. While all children can dislike sitting still, | | | | ADHD. Usually for a diagnosis of ADHD to be made |
| especially for long periods of time, children with ADHD | | | | these symptoms have to have been present for at |
| are in constant motion. They squirm and fidget | | | | least six months and they must be severe enough to |
| uncontrollably if they have to sit still and many times will | | | | interfere with daily life. |
| get up and move, run, walk, jump, and climb at | | | | |