SHIKHA Kumar is at a loss. Her three year old child seems to be a flurry of activity. He cannot sit down in one place, or perform any one activity, for more than two or three minutes.

He's extremely restless, keeps moving from place to place, is constantly picking up things and discarding them, and hardly listens or pays attention to what his mother is saying.

In school too, he refuses to sit in one place, and plays havoc with the other children. His speech and language development is also very poor.

On visiting a Pediatrician, Shikha learns that her child might be suffering from an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).

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