Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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Patient Education| 2021 Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/ppe_document002 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Subjects: Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavior disorder characterized by attention problems or by hyperactivity, impulsivity, and distractibility (or by both). Sometimes, children are just distractible or inattentive, without the hyperactivity. This pattern is especially common in girls.Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is usually diagnosed in childhood. The symptoms of ADHD, when present, are almost always apparent in some form by the age of 7 years. The inattentive type of ADHD may not be evident until a child is expected to meet some of the higher expectations of third or fourth grade. Estimations suggest that between 3% and 9% of all children have ADHD.It is more common in boys than in girls, with the ratio estimated at approximately 4:1. Many typically developing children, especially preschoolers, can normally or naturally appear very energetic, inattentive, and impulsive.In children with ADHD, the symptoms of inattention,... © 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved. You do not currently have access to this content.