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Revision as of 16:31, 4 August 2016

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Charmaine Patel, M.D. [2]

Overview

The most common symptoms of ADHD include chronic and long-lasting hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention.^[1]

History

Common symptoms

The primary symptoms of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. While healthy people may exhibit these characteristics on occasion, they appear more frequently and in a more severe form in people with ADD/ADHD, and they often interfere with the patient’s academic or professional performance.^[1]

Inattention means means a person wanders off task, lacks persistence, has difficulty sustaining focus, and is disorganized; and these problems are not due to defiance or lack of comprehension. Inattention may manifest itself as:

Overlooking details or making careless mistakes;
Struggling to pay attention during lectures, conversations, or lengthy readings;
Appearing not to be listening while being spoken to directly;
Quickly losing focus and being easily distracted from the tasks at hand;
Avoiding or disliking tasks that require sustained mental effort; and/or
Being forgetful or easily distracted in daily activities, such as chores or errands.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 National Institute of Mental Health (NIH). (2016). "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder."

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 The most common symptoms of ADHD include chronic and long-lasting hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention.<ref name="#1">National Institute of Mental Health (NIH). (2016). "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder."</ref>
-==History and Symptoms==
+==History==
-The most common symptoms of ADHD are distractibility, difficulty with concentration and focus, [[short term memory]] slippage, procrastination, problems organizing ideas and belongings, tardiness, [[impulsivity]], and weak planning and execution. Not all people with ADHD have all the symptoms.  Most ordinary people exhibit some of these behaviors but not to the point where they seriously interfere with the person's work, relationships, or studies or cause [[anxiety]] or [[depression]]. Children do not often have to deal with deadlines, organization issues, and long term planning so these types of symptoms often become evident only during adolescence or adulthood when life demands become greater. [[Hyperactivity]] is common among children with ADHD but tends to disappear during adulthood. However, over half of children with ADHD continue to have symptoms of inattention throughout their lives.
-Inattention and "hyperactive" behavior are not the only problems with children with ADHD. ADHD exists alone in only about 1/3 of the children diagnosed with it.  Many of these co-existing conditions require other courses of treatment and should be diagnosed separately instead of being grouped in the ADHD diagnosis.  Some of the associated conditions are:
-* [[Oppositional defiant disorder]] (35%) and [[conduct disorder]](26%):  These are both characterized by extreme anti-social behaviors. These disorders are frequently characterized by aggression, frequent temper tantrums, deceitfulness, lying, or stealing.
+==Common symptoms==
-* Primary Disorder of Vigilance:  Characterized by poor attention and concentration, as well as difficulties staying awake.  These children tend to fidget, yawn and stretch, and appear to be hyperactive in order to remain alert.
+The primary symptoms of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. While healthy people may exhibit these characteristics on occasion, they appear more frequently and in a more severe form in people with ADD/ADHD, and they often interfere with the patient’s academic or professional performance.<ref name="#1">National Institute of Mental Health (NIH). (2016). "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder."</ref>
-* [[Bipolar disorder]]: As many as 25% of children with ADHD may have [[bipolar disorder]].  Children with this combination may demonstrate more aggression and behavioral problems than those with ADHD alone.
-* [[Anxiety disorder]]s:  Commonly accompany ADHD, particularly [[obsessive compulsive disorder]].  OCD is believed to share a [[genetic]] omponent with ADHD, and shares many of its characteristics.  Although children with ADHD have an inability to maintain attention, conversely, they may also fixate.
+<b>Inattention</b> means means a person wanders off task, lacks persistence, has difficulty sustaining focus, and is disorganized; and these problems are not due to defiance or lack of comprehension. [[Inattention]] may manifest itself as:
+*Overlooking details or making careless mistakes;
+*Struggling to pay attention during lectures, conversations, or lengthy readings;
+*Appearing not to be listening while being spoken to directly;
+*Quickly losing focus and being easily distracted from the tasks at hand;
+*Avoiding or disliking tasks that require sustained mental effort; and/or
+*Being forgetful or easily distracted in daily activities, such as chores or errands.
 ==References==