Symptoms of ADHD: What Do They Look Like in Kids & Adults?

What Are the Symptoms of ADHD?

$The stereotypical ADHD patient is a 9-year-old boy who loves to jump off dangerously high things and never remembers to raise his hand in class. In reality, only a fraction of people with ADHD fits this description. Here are the three distinct presentations of ADHD:1. Predominantly Hyperactive/Impulsive – see above2. Predominantly Inattentive – lack of focus and attention are the primary symptoms, not hyperactivity3. Combined – when inattention and impulsivity go hand-in-hand$

To receive an ADHD diagnosis, children or adults must demonstrate six of these nine symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity in at least two settings over six months or more.