served in children before the age of four, but its signs are often missed until the child begins school. Learning difficulties, excessive physical activity, impulsive actions, inattention and social inappropriateness often accompany ADHD. Many of the children affected by ADHD exhibit a low threshold for frustration, which predisposes them to uncontrollable tantrums, and inability to concentrate in a controlled setting, such as a classroom. The behavioral symptoms associated with ADHD must last more than six months to be diagnosed as an attention disorder, although, it is not uncommon for medical doctors promote the idea of office diagnosis.
             Diagnosis of ADHD syndrome in a doctor's office presents an evaluation in a controlled environment, which are subject to error. Office diagnosis entails a child being put in an observation room, usually alone, which enable the doctor to observe their behavior. This observation does not produce accurate results due to the fact that the environment is not one of which the child frequently has problems in. Frequently the behaviors of children affected by ADHD will parallel those of a normal child, other times; the child can be uncontrollable. Most children with ADHD have problems with interacting with other children or when asked to complete a task, especially if additional distractions are present. More frequently, children suspected of having ADHD are evaluated by their intellectual, academic, social and emotional functioning. The evaluation often includes input from the child's teacher(s), parent(s), and others adults that frequently interact with the child. There are questionnaires that will rate the child behavior that are often used by the parents and teacher of the child. Being that the behavior must last for at least six months, a log of behavior is also encouraged to be kept.
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