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Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health
Another example is Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), which is the most
common behavioural disorder in children and usually starts at around 18 months
old, becoming more noticeable between the ages of 3 and 7. Children with ADHD find
it hard to concentrate, struggle to control their speech and actions, are restless and
become easily distracted, and talk and interrupt people a lot. These are all symptoms
specific to ADHD.
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A Activity 1: Symptom checker
The link below provides access to a symptom checker developed
by an American organisation called the Child Mind Institute, a
non-profit organisation that works to assist children with mental
health problems and disorders, and their families. You will see
that the symptom checker looks at many of the factors described
above. Make notes in the space below.
www.childmind.org/symptomchecker
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