| The primary symptoms of ADHD are | | | | gets older, the impulsivity side of their ADD |
| hyperactivity, impulsivity andinattention. In normal | | | | willtake a more damaging toll if not dealt with. |
| children, these symptoms can appear in lowlevels. | | | | Impulsive ADDers tend toget into drugs, break |
| But in children with ADD, these problems will be | | | | the law and do other destructive things at |
| severe andhappen over and over again for a long | | | | anearlier age. |
| period of time. But becausemany of these | | | | Signs of inattention are getting easily distracted, |
| symptoms can be found in normal children, it is | | | | making carelessmistakes, becoming easily |
| veryimportant to make sure you get a thorough | | | | disorganized, the inability to followdirections |
| examination by a qualifiedmental health | | | | correctly and poor follow-through. Also, inattentive |
| professional. | | | | ADDers become bored easily which leads to task |
| Again, all of these primary symptoms will be | | | | switching. Peoplewith inattentive ADD tend to go |
| severe and of longduration. For people with ADHD | | | | the longest without gettingdiagnosed. This occurs |
| with hyperactivity, symptoms ofhyperactivity and | | | | because the symptoms are less visible andless |
| impulsivity will appear before any symptoms | | | | distracting to their surrounding environment. But it |
| ofinattention. The symptoms of a child with | | | | doesnot mean that the disorder is any less |
| hyperactive ADHD willbe much more visible than | | | | disabling for the individual. |
| the child with inattentive ADD. The childwith | | | | People with inattentive ADD have a higher rate of |
| inattentive ADD may be viewed as a space | | | | anxiety anddepression because they tend to |
| cadet, but this may notbecome prevalent until | | | | internalize their symptoms more. |
| later years. A child who is impulsive maybe | | | | If an individual has combined type ADHD, they will |
| viewed as a behavior problem, while a child who is | | | | have almost all ofthe symptoms of hyperactivity, |
| quiet and spaceywill be viewed as lazy and | | | | impulsivity and inattention. Theseare the most |
| unmotivated. But, these are both ADDeven | | | | severe cases of ADD and can be difficult to treat. |
| though they look very different. Because there | | | | Combined type ADDers have a lot of trouble |
| are so manyvariations in ADD and what it looks | | | | getting organized, but manytimes their impulsivity |
| like, it can difficult todiagnosis. And the longer you | | | | prevents this. Individuals with combinedtype ADHD |
| go without being diagnosed, themore complex | | | | will have the highest chance of not doing well in |
| ADD starts to look. | | | | school andbeing a behavior problem for teachers |
| Signs of hyperactivity/impulsivity are restlessness, | | | | and parents. They also tend tohave problems with |
| distractibility,interrupting and saying things without | | | | social skills. |
| thinking and being excessivelyphysical. As a child | | | | |