What Is Attention Deficit Disorder? ADHD Symptoms in Children and Adults

What Is Attention Deficit Disorder? ADHD Symptoms Explained

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

What behaviors qualify as attention deficit disorder? What ADHD symptoms matter most? To receive an ADHD or ADD 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.