On occasions, hyperactivity increases during the night in such a way that it hinders the beginning of sleep. There are two forms of behavior derived directly from hyperactivity namely, destructiveness and aggressiveness. This is referred to as short attention spans. I would like to clarify that these children have normal intelligence. Mentally retarded children, just like hyperkinetic children, are poor students, but the former always appear deficient whereas the latter often surprise with their capacity to comprehend.
Irritability is another characteristic symptom.
Both pleasant and frustrating stimuli evoke exaggerated responses of joy or anger, compared to what happens in normal children, thus denoting a low tolerance threshold for frustrations. All page layouts and content, with the exception of the graphics, is copyrighted to Eliana's Homework Helpers and English as a Second Language.