Inattentive Symptoms
- 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 when spoken to directly
- Often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand)
- Often has difficulty organizing tasks and activites
- Often avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort, such as schoolwork or homework
- Often loses things necessary for tasks or activities (for example: toys, school assignments, pencils, or books)
- Often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
- Often forgetful in daily activities
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Overactive and Impulsive Behaviors
- Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
- Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
- Often runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate
- Often has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly
- Is often "on the go" or often acts as if "driven by a motor"
- Often talks excessively
- Often blurts out answers before questions have been completed
- Often has difficulty awaiting turn
- Often interrupts or intrudes on others, such as butting into conversations or games
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