What are the symptoms of ADHD in children?

There are three main components of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kids. Roy Boorady, MD, child & adolescent psychiatrist, breaks down the three branches-- inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.

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The hyperactivity, I think, is the kind of classic image that people have of ADHD, of somebody who is running around the classroom

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and sort of can't sit still. But the hyperactivity could also be, you know, sort of doing things or saying things without thinking.

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So the three main components of ADHD will be inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

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And under each of those will be various sort of specific symptoms you ask for in terms

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of being able to focus, distractibility, being able to sustain attention, being able to get started

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and to stick to things. The hyperactivity is that inner sense of restlessness.

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I can't sit still. I need to move. The hyperactivity, I think, is the kind of classic image that people have

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of ADHD, of somebody who is running around the classroom and sort of can't sit still. But the hyperactivity could also be, you know,

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sort of doing things or saying things without thinking.

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So those would be sort of the three main components that we would ask about both the parents but also

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the school or the teachers. [AUDIO LOGO]