• Easily distracted, get bored quickly and usually jump from one task to another - very inattentive.


• Impulsive - they often don't think about what they are going to say but just blurt out exactly what they are thinking.


• Often have a learning disability. This could include math, reading or writing or even a language delay. They may have one learning disability or a combination of more than one.


• Find it hard to follow instructions, particularly if they are given a number of tasks to do at one time. They will often complete the first task but forget about the others.


• Difficulty sitting site, they will usually fidget and can't sit still in one spot for very long.


• Usually very disorganised. Will quite often forget things and leave them behind or even wear clothes back to front or inside out.


• They often just don't know when to stop - they intrude, demand and interrogate and often just go a bit too far. Once they have an idea in their head their is no stopping them.


• May be quite sensitive and can develop poor self esteem. They will often put a lot of effort into their school work and other things but often fail to reach the desired level, leading to the development of low self confidence.

With any child it is important to nurture and encourage a high self esteem but even more so in children that may have a disorder of some sort. These children will often know that they are a little different than others and may become self conscious of it.

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