ael Goldstein have made much of these information through their writings. Their latest book, Hyperactivity: Why Won't My Child Pay Attention?, is an excellent resource for parents who want to know about the basis of ADD and a lot more. The authors guide parents through the process of diagnosis and explain the many aspects of treatment typically used to help ADD children.
             The hyperactive child represents a significant challenge for parents and teachers. Researchers have suggested that hyperactivity may be the most common, persistent problem of childhood. It is persistent or chronic because there is no cure and the many problems facing hyperactive children must be managed day in and day out, throughout childhood and adolescence. Problems resulting from hyperactive may be among the most common reasons for referring childhood behavior problems to physicians, psychologists, educators, and other mental health specialists.
             Inattention, restlessness, excessive activity, emotionality, impulsiveness, and difficulty delaying rewards affect children's interaction with their entire world: home, school, and the community at large. Relationship with parents, teachers, brothers, and sisters are frequently impaired because of the stress provoked by uneven, unpredictable behavior, and academic progress and personality development may be also negatively affective.
             It is important to understand that the hyperactive child is exhibiting the most common childhood difficulties in a greatly exaggerated form. For most affective children, inattention, excessive activity or emotionally, and impulsive, nonthinking behavior result for temperament. This term describes a set of innate qualities children bring to the world with them. Some children, however, may exhibit symptoms of hyperactivity as a result of anxiety, frustration, depression, or ineffective parenting.
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