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[tanklor1]

I'm not trying to make lite of a very real problem but here's a list of symptoms from ADHD's wiki page.

Predominantly inattentive type symptoms may include:[34]
Be easily distracted, miss details, forget things, and frequently switch from one activity to another
Have difficulty focusing on one thing
Become bored with a task after only a few minutes, unless doing something enjoyable
Have difficulty focusing attention on organizing and completing a task or learning something new
Have trouble completing or turning in homework assignments, often losing things (e.g., pencils, toys, assignments) needed to complete tasks or activities
Not seem to listen when spoken to
Daydream, become easily confused, and move slowly
Have difficulty processing information as quickly and accurately as others
Struggle to follow instructions.

Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type symptoms may include:[34]
Fidget and squirm in their seats
Talk nonstop
Dash around, touching or playing with anything and everything in sight
Have trouble sitting still during dinner, school, and story time
Be constantly in motion
Have difficulty doing quiet tasks or activities.

and also these manifestations primarily of impulsivity:[34]
Be very impatient
Blurt out inappropriate comments, show their emotions without restraint, and act without regard for consequences
Have difficulty waiting for things they want or waiting their turns in games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention-deficit_hyperactivity_disorder#Subtypes

I think a lot of my kids have ADHD or... you know... are acting like kids...

[Italy37612]

In my day they didn't give you pills for "ADHD", just a good smack upside the head. Seemed to work well enough for me

[nathanrutledge]

I've got a cousin with ADHD and one of my students last year had it, too. If you haven't seen a genuine case of ADHD, there is a major difference between that and just being a kid.

Take a look at your "bad" students and see what makes them bad. You've probably got at least one kid in there who, if you followed a list of symptoms, would meet the majority of them.

For the record, I believe that a good portion of kids who are diagnosed as ADHD just need more attention at home/school or need to play some sport or do something else and are just being medicated because it's the easy route. But, I have seen the white whale of a true case of ADHD and it is difficult and unpleasant.

[Skippy]

Most of the time looking at kids and looking for ADHD. It is very likely kids just being normal active kids or boys being boys. Buys are more active thus are usually are the most likely to be diagnosed for ADHD. To me very rarely I think it would be true ADHD. In my mnay years here. I would say I have met only about 5 kids.

Also take this into mind with children. If you teacher hagwon that is how. How would you (at 12 years old or whatever) feel if after starting at school at 8:00am till about 3:00pm then going to another class for a couple more hours. Then getting home to do another hour or two of homework. Me I am surprised many more of these kids do not not go mental.

[Steve_Rogers2008]

ADD (let's give the old school label! ) was normed in the West.... how kids behave for their homeroom teachers is FAAAAR different than when they think they can run free and be brats for the nefarious English teacher....


Though I'd say if you had to pull the DSM out, Oppositional Defiant D/O would be high on the list.... defined as an ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile and defiant behavior toward authority figures which goes beyond the bounds of normal childhood behavior. People who have it may appear very stubborn.


Good ol' 313.81.... defining being a brat to Shrinks the world over... or at least in the Western hemisphere...