The following are some, among many characteristics of children with ADHD, as noted from an adapted Conners Rating Scale:
✱Restless in the “squirmy” sense
✱ Excitable, impulsive
✱ Fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities
✱ Is an emotional child
✱ Restless or overactive
✱ Does not appear to listen to what is being said to him
✱ Leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected
✱ Inattentive, easily distracted
✱ Has difficulty waiting his turn
✱ Does not know how to make friends
✱ Fidgeting
✱ Disturbs other children
✱ Talks excessively
✱ Runs about in situations where it is inappropriate
✱ Has poor social skills
✱ Fidgets with hands or feet
✱ Demands must be met immediately—easily frustrated
✱ Blurts out answers to questions before the questions have been completed
✱ Interrupts or intrudes on others
✱ Easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
✱ Restless, always up and on the go
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