| Attention Deficit Disorder wears many faces among | | | | projects, but are not able to stay on task to complete |
| children. While the hyperactive, rebellious boys are | | | | assignments. These are probably one of the most |
| easy to spot, there are also several other types of | | | | difficult children to diagnose, as teachers and parents |
| children that suffer from ADD that go undiagnosed | | | | do not usually notice the behavior as being a problem |
| because of their less conspicuous behavior. Girls often | | | | and assume the child is simply lazy. |
| fall into this category. | | | | Interestingly enough, there are also a lot of gifted girls |
| Some girls are referred to as the tomboy type. | | | | with ADD. High IQ levels may make it easier to cope |
| Preferring more physical activities, they often exhibit | | | | with inattention and impulsiveness, but as a child ages, |
| some of the key characteristics of ADD, without the | | | | their shortcomings often emerge. It must be |
| defiant behavior of their male counterparts. For this | | | | remembered that ADD is not a learning disability, and |
| reason, parents and teachers will usually assume the | | | | sufferers do not inherently perform poorly in school. |
| child is not academically inclined and unorganized, but | | | | They may be able to mask their disorder well into |
| never consider ADD to be a possibility. | | | | middle or high school, where it them makes itself |
| Another often undiagnosed group of ADD children are | | | | apparent as work becomes more difficult and |
| the chatty girls. This type is a combination of | | | | assignments become more pressing. |
| inattentiveness and hyperactivity and is typically | | | | Attention Deficit Disorder can cause many problems |
| exhibited as being extremely social. More | | | | when it goes undiagnosed. It will often be assumed |
| hyper-talkative than hyperactive, these girls have a | | | | children are lazy, unintelligent, and unorganized, when in |
| very difficult time keeping quiet even after being | | | | actuality, they suffer from this disorder. They will often |
| disciplined for talking. They will also tend to jump | | | | grow up with poor self-esteem and think themselves |
| around a lot when telling stories and organizing their | | | | quitters, or even worse, think they are stupid because |
| thoughts. | | | | of the problems they have. It is important to notice |
| Daydreamers are another category often overlooked | | | | these traits and treat them accordingly to prevent any |
| as having ADD. These girls are usually very quiet and | | | | long term consequences of the disorder. |
| do not draw attention to themselves. However, their | | | | Sarah is an acclaimed writer on medical matters, and |
| extreme inattentiveness is a standard ADD trait. They | | | | has written extensively on the subjects of Attention |
| may exhibit depression and anxiety about school | | | | Deficit Disorder, Bird Flu and Crohns Disease . |