What are the symptoms of ADHD in children?

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As one of the common diseases in children, ADHD is characterized by inattention, excessive activity, emotional instability, irritability and impulsivity. Experts pointed out that many parents do not know or pay attention to the early symptoms of ADHD, and often wait until the symptoms of the children are very obvious before they go to the doctor for medication. At this time, although the child's ADHD may be cured, it has wasted valuable time to learn cultural knowledge, so early treatment is particularly important. What are the symptoms of ADHD in children? Let's talk about it.

What are the symptoms of ADHD in children?

1. Study, do not pay attention to details, often careless mistakes; 2. It is difficult to keep concentration when studying, doing things or playing (less than 20 minutes for 7-10 years old, less than 25 minutes for 10-12 years old, less than 30 minutes for 12-year-old); 3. When people talk to him, they often don't seem to be listening or hearing; 4. Often in one thing has not finished to turn to do another thing, can't completely according to the requirements of work;

5. It is often difficult to arrange daily study and life; 6. Often unwilling or avoiding those things that need continuous brain use (such as homework, class work, etc.); 7. Often lose some commonly used things (such as toys, pencils, books or other learning aids); 8. They are often easily distracted by irrelevant stimuli; 9. Often forgetting things (such as forgetting the assigned tasks in school);

10. Often can't sit, in the seat small action more or twist to wriggle; 11. Often leave your seat in the classroom or other places where you need to sit (including doing homework at home, etc.); 12. Running and crawling on some occasions where people should not move (teenagers may only feel that they can't sit subjectively); 13. It's hard to play quietly; 14. Often busy, energetic;

matters needing attention

1-9 items belong to attention deficit, if children meet 6 or more of the attention deficit symptoms, they belong to ADHD, attention deficit type; 10-18 of them belong to hyperactivity impulse. If children meet 6 or more of the hyperactivity impulse symptoms, they belong to ADHD, hyperactivity impulse type; If the above two conditions are met at the same time, it belongs to ADHD, mixed type.