The Right Connection in Macomb County

Michigan Department of Community Health

At Symptoms of inattention:

• Often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities

• Often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities

• Often does not seem to listen to what is being said

• Often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace (not due to defiant behavior or failure to understand instructions)

• Often has difficulties organizing tasks and activities

• Often avoids or strongly dislikes tasks (such as schoolwork or homework) that require sustained mental effort

• Often loses things necessary for tasks or activities (school assignments, pencils, books, tools, or toys)

• Often is easily distracted by extraneous stimuli

• Often forgetful in daily activities

ADHD-Hyperactive Type

• Hyperactivity evidenced by fidgeting with hands or feet, squirming in seat

• Hyperactivity evidenced by leaving seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected

• Hyperactivity evidenced by running about or climbing excessively in situations where this behavior is inappropriate (in adolescents or adults, this may be limited to subjective feelings of restlessness)

• Hyperactivity evidenced by difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly

• Impulsivity evidenced by blurting out answers to questions before the questions have been completed

• Impulsivity evidenced by showing difficulty waiting in lines or awaiting turn in games or group situations