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 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

    by:
  • Luminiţa Mihai (University of Bucharest, Department of Social Work, Romania, 9 Schitu Măgureanu Street, district 5, Bucharest, Romania E-mail: lumiha19@ines.ro)


Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder known as ADHD, is one of the most frequent deficiencies occurred in childhood and adolescence and can occur in adulthood, but not that intense. The child with this disorder is most often labelled ad being naughty, disobedient, agitated and absent-minded. Mothers of these children often feel exhausted due to the fact that they cannot deal with their demands. When they reach the age of kindergarten integration, the educators deal with major problems in keeping them into the program.


Keywords: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, childhood, adolescence