1Assistant Professor and HOD, Dept of Paediatric Nursing, Sri Kalabyraeshwara Swamy College of Nsg, Bangalore
2Principal and HOD, Dept of Community Health Nursing, Sri Kalabyraeshwara Swamy College of Nsg, Bangalore
Online published on 19 January, 2015.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a group of behavioral symptoms that include inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a sub-type of ADHD. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may affects all aspects of a child's life. Indeed it impacts not only on the child, but also on parents and siblings, causing disturbances to family and marital functioning. the adverse effects of ADHD upon children and their families changes from the preschool years to primary school and adolescence, with varying aspects of the disorder being more prominent at different stages. ADHD may persists into adulthood causing disruptions to both professional and personal
ADHD, ADD, Inattentiveness, Hyperactivity, Impulsiveness
