A child with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) or ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is likely to demonstrate some or all of the following behaviors:
- Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat; feelings of restlessness
- Has difficulty remaining seated when required to do so
- Has difficulty waiting for his or her turn in games or group situations
- Often blurts out answers to questions before the question has been completed
- Has difficulty following through on instructions from others (not due to oppositional behavior or failure of comprehension)
- Has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities
- Often shifts from one uncompleted activity to another
- Has difficulty playing quietly
- Often talks excessively
- Often interrupts or intrudes on others, e.g., butts into other children’s games
- Often does not seem to listen to what is being said to him or her
- Often loses things necessary for tasks or activities at school or at home (e.g., toys, pencils, books)
- Often engages in physically dangerous activities without considering possible consequences (not for the purpose of thrill-seeking) e.g., runs into street without looking
