The Symptoms of ADHD:
Difficulties staying
on task - People who have attention deficit disorder are easily distracted by
what is going on around them. This can make for problems in a traditional
classroom setting.
Inattentiveness - A
tendency to get lost in their own world. Time may pass before they become aware
again. Chunks of time can be "lost" when this occurs.
Excessive Talking
Excessive interruptions
and intrusions on other's conversations and personal space.
Aggression - Some
people with ADHD are aggressive with other people and may seem
"pushy".
Difficulty finishing
projects - Someone with attention deficit hyperactivitiy disorder may have
multiple projects that are only partially done. Many children with ADHD do not
complete their homework or do not turn it in when done.
Type "A"
personality - May go so far as to take risks without thinking of the
consequences.
Forgetfulness - This
can affect doing projects that take steps to complete, missing appointments,
forgetting names and places...
Hyperactivity - It may
seem that a person with ADHD cannot sit still. In fact, many can't be
completely still. If forced to sit or stand in one place, a child or adult may
tap their fingers, chew on a pencil, bounce a ball... or do anything to keep
themselves in action.
Note: Many with ADHD
defy the typical signs and instead exhibit a tendency to daydream or appear to
be "lazy".
The Symptoms of
Autism:
Inability to empathize
with other people - A lack of an understanding of the emotions and reactions of
the people around them.
Inability to
communicate with others - this varies in degree from having trouble staying on
the subject of conversation to an inability to communicate at all. This may not
only impact social interaction, but education as well.
Repetitive Behaviors -
This may involve actively repeating the same actions or saying the same sound,
word or phrase over and over again.
Obsession with putting
things in a straight line - A tendency to line things up and be wildly upset if
the line is disrupted is a sign of autism.
Isolation - Someone
who is autistic may seem to be in their own world. In fact, many who have
autism will panic or over-react to stimulation.
Hyperfocusing - A
child or adult might stare at one object for lengthy amounts of time.
Here's something you
probably don't know about autism symptoms. Explore
the symptoms of ADHD and Autism at http://www.autism-symptoms-checklist.com/ before you get late. By Gerd Cornelius Pacher
