AACAP's Facts For Families: Children Who Can't Pay Attention/Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Informs Parents, Families

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Article Date: 28 May 2010 - 14:00 PDT

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The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Facts for Families: Children Who Can't Pay Attention/Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder provides concise and up-to-date information about ADHD.

Any child may show inattention, distractibility, impulsivity, or hyperactivity at times, but the child with ADHD shows these symptoms and behaviors more frequently and severely than other children of the same age or developmental level.

AACAP's Facts for Families: Children Who Can't Pay Attention/Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder can be found here.

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