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Oct 20, 2009, 01:14 PM
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Member Since: Oct 2008
Location: Somewhere in the USA...
Posts: 62
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Originally Posted by nellbells
List of characteristics and symptoms of the inattentative type of ADHD: - easily distracted by extraneous stimuli (sights, sounds, movement in environment)
- does not seem to listen when spoken to
- difficulty following directions
- significant difficulty sustaining attention and level of alertness
- difficulty concentrating and attending to task (often needs assistance with refocusing and redirection)
- Often loses his or her place when reading
- Can't stay focused on what he or she is reading (especially if text is difficult, lengthy, boring, not choice reading material)
- Forgets what he or she was reading and needs to reread frequently
- Tunes out- may appear "spacey"
- daydreams (thoughts are elsewhere
- often confused
- often feel overwhelmed
- great difficulty initiating or getting started on tasks
- fails to finish work--many incomplete assignments
- gets bored easily
- often sluggish or lethargic
- poor study skills
- does not pay attention to details and makes many careless mistakes
- inconsistent performance--one day is able to perform a task, the next day cannot
- disorganized--loses/cannot find belongings
- difficulty organizing (for example, planning, scheduling, preparing for activities/tasks, time management)
- little or no awareness of time--often underestimates length of time a task will require
- procrastinates
- forgetful, difficulty remembering
- slow and minimal written output and production
- may have many reading, math, or written language difficulties
(the above is from the ADHD Book of Lists by Sandra F. Rief) |
I just sat here reading this list saying "Check... Check... Check.... Check... Check..." Thanks so much for posting this! I'm going to go get myself checked out for this now.
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