Hyperactivity can interfere with daily activities. In children, constant motion can be disruptive to a classroom. Children may get up to sharpen pencils or constantly be dropping things from their desk. Teachers may be consistently reminding them to sit still. At home, hyperactivity can cause problems with completing homework. Children with hyperactivity do not “play quietly”, they run around, bounce from one thing to another and sometimes, it seems, literally jump off the walls. As children get older, they do tend to calm down a bit but even as teenagers, hyperactivity shows itself.
Medications for ADHD relieve some of the symptoms of hyperactivity, allowing people to sit still long enough to complete a task. For some people, learning to live with hyperactivity is the best course of action. They may design their lives around their constant need for action, finding a job that does not require them to sit for long periods and will allow them movement throughout the day.
Yin and Yang of the Bouncing Brain
