Children with ADHD typically:
are restless, fidgety and overactive
continuously chatter and interrupt people
are easily distracted and do not finish things
are inattentive, have short attention spans and cannot concentrate on tasks
are impulsive, suddenly doing things without thinking first
have difficulty waiting their turn in games, in conversation or in a queue.
daydream when others are talking to him/her
are always looking for things that they have just put down somewhere
are always late
are easily bored
has a LOT of energy
are sometimes disorganised
The above are common signs of ADHD. There are however different types of ADHD. For example, the child with “Over-Focused ADHD”,
may worry a LOT, even over things that don’t really matter much
can be very oppositional to parents
may like to argue
may be somewhat compulsive about the way things ought to be done
will have a very hard time shifting from one activity to another
always wants to have his way.
25% of people with ADHD suffer from depression. Children with this type of (Depressive) ADHD are usually:
inattentive
have a chronic sadness or low-grade depression
seem to be negative, or apathetic
have low energy levels
they just do not seem to care
they often feel worthless, or helpless, or hopeless