When talking with others about my job, a common question I come across is: How do you tell when the symptoms of ADHD are part of a psychiatric disorder or a normal part of a child's development? This is an understandable question. The symptoms of ADHD listed in the DSM-IV, sound a lot like a list of behaviors of the average child: difficulty waiting for his or her turn, fidgeting or squirming, doesn't seem to listen when spoken to directly. I can tell you that ADHD is one of the most...
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