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How to identify children with ADHD
The nature of the disorder
Prevalence
Causes
Treatments
Module 1- Overview

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Part I.
What it is

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by developmentally inappropriate levels of:
Inattention
Hyperactivity
Impulsivity

ADHD behaviors are developmentally inappropriate, pervasive, chronic, and result in considerable impairment in social and academic functioning.

History of ADHD
“Fidgety Phillip”
“Johnny Look-in-the-Air”
“The Story of Cruel Frederick”
“The Story of Little Suck a Thumb”
“The Dreadful Story of Pauline and the Matches”
Thome & Jacobs, 2004
Heinrich Hoffman, a German psychiatrist, authored a widely-published children’s book of short stories in 1844
Fidgety Phil, often seen as an allegory for ADHD. Illustration from a book written by physician Heinrich Hoffmann.
Courtesy of Project Gutenberg.