ADHD

Running Head : ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DIS

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Dis (Your Name (Your School

Introduction

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Dis (ADHD ) refers to a number of behavioral problems which leads to poor attention . The condition leads to a number of learning difficulties in children since they fail to concentrate in class . ADHD may include a number of conditions like impulsiveness , restlessness , or hyperactivity and inattentiveness Children suffering from the condition are also not able to socialize well with other children . ADHD is also known as hyperkinetic diss due to the conditions

exhibited by children like restlessness

ADHD can be classified as a neurobehavioral dis . The condition affects more than five percent of the world population but it is more evident in children . It manifestation is clear in childhood than in any stage in life . The condition occurs twice commonly in males compared to females . The condition has also been shown to be chronic whereby about forty percent of individual who are diagnosed with the condition meeting the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria in their adulthood . However in the course of growth , individuals have shown development of mechanism that helps them to cope with the condition and compensate for the neural impairment

This is going to review the ADHD condition and its manifestation in school children . The will look closely into the history of the condition in the United States and how it has developed over time with the diagnostic criteria . Then it will look at the behavioral characteristic exhibited by children...