Poor academic performance, school dropouts, substance abuse, legal complications, unemployment, family distress, and other at-risk behaviors should substantially decrease with a positive intervention program. Some effective interventions are as informal as a teacher's caring attitude, encouragement, extra attention, organizational skill development, and guidance. Acting without thinking . 3 to 5 percent of children. Researchers believe it is caused by neurotransmitter deficiencies which cause the part of the brain that controls distractibility, motor activity, and impulsivity to be underactive.
Primary characteristic is distractibility.
No significant symptoms of hyperactivity or impulsivity. No clinical signs of distractibility. Little research to indicate the utility of this subtype. Primary characteristics are hyper-activity and impulsivity. No clinical signs of distractibility.