Symptoms of ADHD

There are three types of ADHD: Inattentive, Hyperactive-Impulsive, and Combined.

Symptoms of ADHD – Inattentive Type (formerly known as ADD)

  • Fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities
  • Has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities
  • Does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
  • Does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) or failure to understand instructions)
  • Has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
  • Avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort (such as schoolwork or homework)
  • Loses things necessary for tasks or activities (e.g., keys, driver’s license, toys, school assignments, pencils, books, or tools)
  • Easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
  • Forgetful in daily activities

Symptoms of ADHD – Hyperactive-Impulsive Type

  • Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
  • Leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected
  • Runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate (may be limited to subjective feelings of restlessness in adults)
  • Has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly
  • Appears “on the go” or acts as if “driven by a motor”
  • Talks excessively
  • Blurts out the answers before the questions have been completed
  • Has difficulty awaiting turn
  • Interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g., butts into conversations or games)

Symptoms of ADHD – Combined Type

  • As you might expect, the Combined type includes the symptoms of both the ADHD Inattentive and the Hyperactive-Impulsive type.

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If you or your partner have been living with these signs since childhood and wonder if it could be ADHD, we can provide answers.
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Learn more about ADHD symptoms: ADHD symptoms in children, ADHD symptoms in teenagers, ADHD symptoms in adults, ADHD and anxiety, and inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.

Getting answers: what happens in an ADHD evaluation, how ADHD testing works, and support after a diagnosis through ADHD coaching, the coaching relationship and ADHD treatment goals.