ADD - Inattentive
Whilst girls are more likely to be diagnosed with ADD if they have features of hyperactivity (the 'tomboy', the 'chatterbox', the 'fidget'), those who aren't 'hyperactive' will go un-noticed and ignored. This does not exculsively affect girls, but some boys too. These are the children who still go undiagnosed, even in today's enlightened time. These comments may have been said about them:
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'I wish I had a classful of children like her/him' |
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quiet |
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dreamer |
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so good |
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stares into space |
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under-assertive |
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chatty |
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overly polite |
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docile |
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compliant |
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slow |
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put things off |
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indecisive |
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lazy |
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spacey |
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confused |
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bites nails |
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shy |
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sensitive |
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makes careless mistakes |
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forgetful |
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disorganised |
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worries a lot |
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easily overwhelmed |
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cries a lot |
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believed to be less intelligent than they really are |
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See here for ALL ADD books |
Self-Help Books for Mental Health
17 May 2008
Now Play This A Child's War 8 in a Bar
