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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to the American Psychiatric Association

"The clinical features of ADHD include the following:

• the individual has difficulty sustaining attention
• is easily distracted
• often does not seem to listen
• often shifts from one uncompleted activity to another
• often loses things necessary for tasks
• often interrupts or intrudes on others
• has difficulty awaiting turn in groups
• often blurts out answers to questions
• often engages in physically dangerous activities without considering the consequences o often talks excessively
• has difficulty playing quietly
• has difficulty remaining seated
• often fidgets or squirms in seat
• has difficulty following instructions.

Where eight or more of these apply, ADHD is likely to be present."

‹The American Psychiatric Association (1994), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, pp. 78­85. American Psychiatric Association, Washington D.C.