Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Appearing unwilling to listen,
• Being disorganized,
• Difficulty in following instructions,
• Difficulty in planning ahead and then executing the tasks,
• Easy distraction,
• Inability to pay close attention to details,
• Keep forgetting things to do, and
• Keep losing things or misplacing them.

• Fidget a lot and cannot sit still at one place,
• Have a habit of interrupting people,
• Just cannot wait for their turn,
• Make loud noises while playing,
• Run or climb weirdly and always seem to be on the go,
• Talk too much, and
• Try to answer so quickly that they almost blurt them out.

• While family or school problems may make ADHD worse, bad parenting does not cause it,
• Too much or too little sugar or Aspartame,
• Food additives or colorings,
• Allergies such as food allergies,
• Vitamin Deficiency, and
• Fluorescent lights or watching too much TV, playing video games or sitting too much in front of computer.