How to detect ADHD in children

In medicine, children with ADHD are generally called attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD in English. ADHD is one of the most common psychological disorders in children and adolescents. Children with this disease have normal or almost normal intelligence but have defects in learning, behavior and emotions, which are manifested as difficulty in concentrating, short attention span, excessive activity, and impulsive emotions that affect their academic performance. They have difficulty getting along with others at home and school, and make it difficult for parents and teachers in daily life.

How to test whether a child has ADHD? Generally, hyperactive children will be more restrained in a quiet environment and calm down when doing something they are interested in. However, children with ADHD are hyperactive regardless of the occasion or environment. Even in a quiet environment, they will jump up and down without any scruples and twist around when watching TV. How to distinguish whether a child is normally hyperactive or has ADHD? The following is a self-test method for children with ADHD at home.

Symptom 1: Inattention 1. Often fail to pay attention to details or often make careless mistakes in homework, work or other activities; 2. Have difficulty maintaining concentration during work or games; 3. Often seem to be listening but not listening when others talk to him; 4. Often cannot complete homework, housework or work according to others' instructions (not due to defiance or failure to understand); 5. Often have difficulty organizing work and study; 6. Often avoid, hate or are unwilling to do work that requires concentration (such as schoolwork or homework); 7. Often lose items needed for study and activities (such as toys, school-assigned homework, pencils, books or tools); 8. Often easily distracted by external stimuli; 9. Easy to forget things in daily life.

Symptom 2: Hyperactivity or impulsive behavior 1. Frequently moving hands and feet or twisting in seats; 2. Frequently leaving seats in classrooms or other environments where sitting is required; 3. Often running or crawling around in inappropriate situations (adults or adolescents are limited to subjective feelings of restlessness); 4. Often having difficulty playing quietly or engaging in leisure activities; 5. Often busy or often moving as if "engined"; 6. Often talking too much; 7. Often rushing to answer before others have finished speaking; 8. Often having difficulty waiting quietly or queuing in order; 9. Often interrupting or interfering with other people's activities (such as interrupting or interfering with other people's games).

Result analysis: If the child meets more than 6 items in Table 1, he/she can be considered to have "attention deficit disorder"; if the child meets more than 6 items in Table 2, he/she can be considered to have "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder"; if the child meets more than 6 items in both tables, he/she can be considered to have "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder".