ADHD

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typically diagnosed at age five or six, although the symptoms have usually been observed much earlier than this age. The three key symptoms are, Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Impulsivity. With inattention child may not become apparent until a child enters the challenging environment of school. In adults, symptoms of inattention may manifest in work or in social situations. Some are difficulty paying attention to details and tendency to make careless mistakes in school or other activities; producing work that is often messy and careless ,their easily distracted by irrelevant stimuli and frequently interrupting ongoing tasks to attend to trivial noises or events that are usually ignored by others, also have an inability to sustain attention on tasks or activities. They have difficulty finishing schoolwork or paperwork or performing tasks that require concentration, very frequent shifts from one uncompleted activity to another procrastination disorganized work habits, and ...

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