Also known as: Activity - increased and Hyperkinetic behavior -
Attention deficit disorder - Brain or central nervous system
disorders - Emotional disorders - Your child seems persistently
hyperactive. - Your child is very active, aggressive, impulsive,
and has difficulty concentrating. - Your child's activity level
is causing social difficulties, or difficulty with schoolwork. -
Is this a new behavior for the child, or has the child always
been very active? - Is the behavior getting worse? - Exactly
what behavior have you noticed? - Is the child physically
active? - Is the child easily distracted? - Does the child have
trouble following directions? - Have you noticed anything that
makes the child more or less active? - Is the child more active
at school than at home? - What other symptoms are present?
Hyperactivity is a state of too much muscle activity. This term
is also used to describe a situation when a particular portion
of the body is too active, such as when a gland produces too
much of its particular