Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a medical condition that affects how well someone can sit still, focus, and pay attention.
Symptoms and Signs of ADHD
Because ADHD covers lots of different things — attention, activity, and impulsivity — it can show up in different ways in different people. Some of the signs of ADHD are:
- difficulty paying attention or staying focused on a task or activity
- problems finishing assignments at school or home; jumping from one activity to another
- trouble focusing on instructions and difficulty following through
- losing or forgetting things like homework
- being easily distracted, even when doing something fun
- problems paying close attention to details
- making careless mistakes
- trouble organizing tasks and activities
- difficulty waiting one’s turn
- interrupting or intruding on other people
- blurting out answers before questions have been completed
- fidgeting with hands or feet or having trouble sitting still
- feeling restless
- talking a lot and having trouble doing things quietly
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