How is hyperactivity and lack of attention manifested?

a) Hyperactivity and lack of attention ADHD syndrome is the most frequent one in the developmental stage of a child. Researches show that 5 % of all children suffer from this syndrome. It is characterized by 3 main symptoms: 1. hyperactivity/;haiprk"tiviti/ 2. impulsiveness 3. lack of attention The first type is characterized by impulsiveness, MOTORIC??? Hyperactivity, excessive talking, aggressiveness and behavior that disturbs the environment.?? Type with the lack of attention is characterized by the difficulties with concentration, difficulties with responsibility for doing homework and other kinds of tasks, forgetfulness DEZORGANIZATION??? Type with hyperactivity and lack of attention is characterized by low self-esteem, difficulties in socializing and making friends and difficulties with learning. b) DIFFICULTIES WITH KEEPING ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION One of the greatest difficulties with children with attention disorder are difficulties with keeping attention and concentration. When observing children with ADHD syndrome, the researchers came to a conclusion that these children have problems with concentrating on their tasks, that their attention span is limited, that they are not capable of selecting relevant information from their surroundings and due to their absent-mindedness they make mistakes. The consequences of these difficulties are that the child with the ADHD syndrome is refusing to take part in any kind of activity that involves a greater portion of his/her concentration and focus, resulting in that the child shifts from one activity to the other, not finishing either of them, also the child is unable to follow all the instructions that are given to him/her in the course of doing the task. The problem with these children is not that they are unable to understand the instructions but that they are prone to forgetting. The researches have shown that these children manage to stay focused longer, but still less than their peers when they are involved in the activities that motivate them which are new and do not repeat and when they are monitored by an adult during these activities. c) HYPERACTIVITY In many cases with this type of disorder, it is noticed that children are unable to sit still, they constantly move around, touching everything that draws their attention. Even when they are sitting, they constantly move their arms and legs??, they are noisy which has a bad influence on their surrounding and peers. Not all children suffer from the same type of hyperactivity, we can discern 3 types: Absent-mindedness-although the child is not restless, it still shows signs of absentmindedness Disturbance??uznemirenost-the child manages to sit still for a while, although showing signs of disturbance in the manner of moving legs and arms, etc

Real hyperactivity-the child is constantly active i.e. moving around, running instead of walking, not being able to control him/herself. Children with this type of hyperactivity when getting more and more tired they do not stop and rest but hyperactivity continues to rise. d) IMPULSIVENESS

Impulsive behavior-children with ADHD syndrome react without thinking about what they are doing in that particular moment. Because of their impulsiveness they expose themselves and others to danger. They perform their tasks hastily and because of it make mistakes. Other people perceive this kind of behavior as negative, thus often placing their parents in an awkward situation/position. Cognitive impulsiveness-hyperactive children have different kinds of thoughts without any logical order and this is the reason why they find these tasks difficult to perform which demand strictly fixed order of operation. The child finds it difficult to follow complex instructions for many activities. Emotional impulsiveness-this involves impulsiveness also concerning affective states. There are 2 characteristics: Low tolerance to frustration-???is expressed in low ability to tolerate discomfort. Children with low tolerance want everything and they want it immediately, they do not tolerate any kind of postponement and waiting. They do not even manage to focus on less pleasant activities such as doing homework although they can get a present in the future or some other kind of satisfaction. The other type of emotional impulsiveness is a rash change of behavior. A child is at one instant calm and still and in the other it gets upset with no obvious reason which looks like he/she is not able to control his/her emotions. SENSOMOTOR???DIFFICULTIES

Sometimes children with ADHD syndrome display low coordination in movements, especially in cases which involve complex activities like drawing and writing. This problem does not implicit low motoric???abilities(smanjene motoricke) but the inability to organize different movements in the fixed order, because of it they often react in an awkward way.(smeteno,nesredjeno). e) EMOTIONAL DISORDER Children with this syndrome often have great emotional problems that can be classified into two categories: emotional characteristics that are typical for children with ADHD syndrome emotivne osobine tipine za decu sa ADHD and emotional difficulties that go with this syndrome.?? i emotivne tegobe koje prate poremeaj ADHD Emotional characteristics typical for children with ADHD-Besides previously mentioned low tolerance to frustration when the child is not satisfied with the circumstances around him/her and shows a great deal of anger, real bursts of emotions followed by the feeling of sadness, also we can notice that low self-esteem is present which is a consequence resulting from a fact that the child has failures and is being criticized by the parents/teachers. In this way the child is one step closer to the feelings of sadness and depression. Low self-esteem

and depression are not always that obvious because they are often hid behind the hyperactive and disturbing behavior. Emotional difficulties that go with this syndrome-This syndrome is often followed by the other more serious emotional troubles such as depression and anxiety. Depression is strengthened by the feeling of great sadness and the child becomes uninterested and does not feel a satisfaction in many activities even in favorite games. The child withdraws or becomes completely passive. The child also loses appetite, has bad dreams: he/she finds it hard to fall asleep, often gets up at night, and in the morning when it wakes up, it appears as tired and exhausted. The child believes that there is no point and starts crying with no obvious reasons, it becomes upset, moody and angry. The other disorder with these children is anxiety. It is manifested in an uncontrolled worry and some physical symptoms such as heavy breathing, pain in the stomach, etc. We can say that in some cases exist a general anxiety when the child is not worried about anything specific but lives in constant intent state when nobody and nothing can settle him/her down. In other instances develops a great fear concerning specific situations when we can say that phobia arises such as phobia about insects, school and socializing. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is very frequent. Obsessions are disturbing thoughts that the child does not manage to control. Compulsive behavior is very difficult to stop or control.