ADHD Treatment

Symptoms of ADHD

ADHD is categorised into three types: inattentive, hyperactive/impulsive, or combined. 

A child who has the inattentive type of ADHD may: 

• Have trouble concentrating or staying focused on tasks and activities such as during classes or extended reading 
• Lack attention to detail and makes many careless mistakes in school 
• Not follow through on assignments and schoolwork, may start doing specific tasks but does not complete it 
• Avoid or dislike tasks that require prolonged mental effort, such as filling in forms
• Be forgetful and often loses things needed for daily life, such as books or stationery 
• Forget daily tasks, chores or errands 
• Get distracted very easily

A child who has the hyperactive/impulsive type of ADHD may:

• Fidget easily or squirm in the seat 
• Be unable to stay seated in a classroom setting
• Be unable to play or participate in leisure activities quietly 
• Run around and climbs in appropriate settings
• Be overly talkative 
• Blurt out answers before a question has been finished asking in conversations
• Have difficulty taking turns 
• Interrupt others during conversations or intrudes on others by using other people’s things without permission
• Seem to be always ‘on the go’