| Remember the first time you ever looked | | | | tends to blurt out answers before the question is |
| through a kaleidoscope? Or the first time you've | | | | even finished. He would be found climbing shelves |
| sped through a city with all the bright signs | | | | and other furniture for no reason. Running around |
| glowing from all around you? Do you remember | | | | during inappropriate times such as during a class is |
| the feeling? It is as if you wanted to look at | | | | also an example of being impulsive. Waiting |
| everything and take in everything at once. The | | | | patiently for their turn is not one of the things |
| details escape you and everything passes by in a | | | | that these children are good at because they are |
| blur but you still want to catch up to everything. | | | | very impatient. This child is often controlled by his |
| So you struggle and you keep trying to look at | | | | emotions. |
| everything at once but it is just not possible. | | | | - Easily distracted. When this child is working on |
| Everything looks so alluring and beautiful that you | | | | something and another thing comes up, he |
| just have to look at it. You do not really pay | | | | automatically abandons the first task and moves |
| attention, you just glance at everything. Each | | | | on to the next. For example, he is colouring or |
| second, a brand new colour or some pretty lights | | | | drawing and then suddenly a dog walks by. He |
| catches your attention. In that few moments, | | | | would drop his crayons and run after the dog. |
| you have just experienced what it is like to have | | | | - Hyperactivity. The child is often described to be |
| ADHD. What are the characteristic ADHD | | | | restless and always moving. He is always said to |
| Symptoms? | | | | be on the go. You know how you are after you |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder or ADHD | | | | just drank an energy drink or maybe had a cup |
| has four characteristic symptoms namely: | | | | too much of coffee? That's how these kids are. |
| - Poor attention or inattentiveness. The child does | | | | They fidget and move a lot. He would be running |
| not pay attention to details and often starts | | | | about and talking excessively. They are often |
| activities which they do not finish. Sustained | | | | called to be problem children because of this high |
| mental activity is avoided as much as possible. | | | | energy that they have. |
| The child does not do well in organizing activities | | | | These are the characteristic ADHD symptoms. |
| or at classifying things. Teachers may complain | | | | However, there are other ADHD symptoms such |
| that the child does not respond when being | | | | as being unable to adapt to changes in the |
| spoken to. Forgetfulness and losing things are also | | | | environment, impaired short term memory, |
| characteristic of this child. They have very short | | | | tendency to avoid sustained mental activity and |
| attention spans and can be seen moving from | | | | inability to control emotions. In conclusion, children |
| one task to another. | | | | with ADHD are children who have no way of |
| - Impulsiveness. When this child gets the urge to | | | | controlling themselves and should not be blamed |
| do something, he does it automatically without | | | | for this behaviour. |
| thinking of the possible consequences. This child | | | | |