Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Poor concentration; easily distracted
• Inattention to details; makes careless mistakes
• Loses or forgets school supplies; forgets to turn in homework
• Trouble completing homework and classwork
• Trouble following multiple requests, particularly from an adult
• Blurts out answers or comments without thinking them through
• Talks too much; noisy
• Interrupts or intrudes on others
• Little or no patience
• Fidgets
• Doesn’t want to remain seated, or in one place
• Hyperactive

* Information obtained primarily from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Last Modified on: Friday, March 02, 2007