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Attention Deficit Disorder, also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity is a neurobiological condition often manifested by a developmental disability.
Predominant Features:
Inattentiveness
- Easily Distracted
- Difficulty following through on instructions
- Appearing not to listen
- Often loses things necessary for a task or activities in school
Impulsivity
- Difficulty waiting turns in games
- Intruding in other people's games
- Blurting out answers to questions before they are completed
Hyperactivity
- Difficulty remaing seted
- Fidgeting with hands and feet
- Shifting from one uncompleted task to another
- Difficulty playing quietly
- Restless sleeper
Other frequent features frequent features
- Difficulty coping with peers
- Engaging in dangerous activites without thinking about consequences
- High pain threshold
- Can be immature
Conditions often co-existing with ADHD/ADD
- Dyspraxia - poor physical co-ordination skills
- Speech and Languages problems
- Low self esteem
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Specific learning difficulties
- Poor level on concentration
ADHD/ADD is a disorder that without proper identification and treatment can have serious long-term complications. Unfortuantely there is no simple test (such as a blood test or urine analysis) to confirm a diagnosis. An accurate diagnosis requires an assessment and treatment conducted by a professional team, ideally consisting of:
- One consultant child psychiatrist
- One senior registrar
- One registrar
- Two or more full time specialised social workers
- One child psychologist
- One speech and language therapist
- One occupational therapist
- One child care worker / play therapist
- Two Community child psychiatric nurses
Such teams may seek a second consultation from :
- A development paediatrician
- A paediatric neurologist
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