ADHD symptoms appear between 3 and 7 years; or after this age, adolescence.  And they can persist and seen in adults.

When not identified and it is treated properly, it brings serious consequences: failure school, depression, problems in relationships, more behavioural disorders, use of drugs of abuse, failures in employment.

Symptoms

Of attention and concentration

• Does not pay attention to the details or mistakes by mistake
• Difficulties to maintain the attention
• Seems to not listen
• Difficult to follow the instructions.
• Difficulty with the Organization
• Prevents or you dislike the task that requires effort mental sustained.
• You lose things.
• Are distracted easily.
• It is forgetful in daily activities.

Hyperactivity

• Play around with hands or feet or squirms in seat
• You have difficulty sitting
• It runs around or climbing excessively
• Runs and jumps when should be still
• Problems in play and leisure for power not staying still.
• It remains in place at lunchtime.

From impulsivity

• It responds abruptly
• Not can wait their turn.
• It stops and does not respect the activities and conversations of adults
• It does not measure the consequences of his conduct
• Daring climbs to the armchairs trees, fences, posts without measuring the danger.

Of 100 children with ADHD, 15 to 30 of them may also have:

• Anxiety: eats nails, it is scary, cannot only be, biting pencils, rubbers, and clothing; This descent of the departure or arrival of MOM or dad, fear of animals or insects.
• Depression: thoughts or dreams that die or their relatives or friends; negative attitude towards life; affinity for death figures.
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder: aggressive annoying brothers or colleagues; destructive with their things or toys; challenging it disobeys orders and it challenges, cruel with animals, brothers and partners, does not allow signs of affection.
• Learning disorders: Reading, writing and calculation

Dr. Fernando Gpe. Garcia Jasso

Pediatric neurologist.

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