 learned.
- Leave space between examples. Line up the numbers in columns carefully.
- Check each math solution before handing it in, especially on tests.
- Practice math in the summer with worksheets or summer school.
- Study with a partner.
- Use your textbook's headings and subheadings for a study outline.
- Put important information on cards or audiotape for reviewing.
- Organize your notes and worksheets by topic. Study some each night.
- Allow two nights for review before a test.
- Get plenty of sleep the night before a test.
- If you get anxious when you can't answer a test question, stop and take deep breaths. Then jot down some facts you do know, which may trigger the answer.
- Discuss your school routine and grades with your advisor weekly or even daily.
(Adolescents and ADD, Gaining the Advantage is published by Magination Press, New York, N.Y.; telephone 1-800-825-3089.)
- The patient must often have:
either six of these inattention symptoms:
- does not pay close attention to details or makes careless mistakes
- has difficulty sustaining attention in activities
- does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
- does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish duties Abusing ADHD Drugs Can Prove Deadly
- has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
- avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to do tasks requiring sustained mental effort
- loses things necessary for tasks or activities
- is easily distracted
- is forgetful in daily activities
or six of these hyperactivity or impulsiveness symptoms:
- fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
- leaves seat in classroom or other times when remaining seated is expected
- inappropriately runs about or climbs excessively or, in older patients, feels restless
- has difficulty playing or taking part in leisure activities quietly
- is "on the go" or acts as if "driven by a motor"
- talks excessively
- blurts out answers before questions have been completed
- has difficulty awaiting turn
- interrupts or intrudes on others, such as butting into conversations or games.
- Symptoms must continue six months and be more frequent and severe than normal.
- Evidence must show significant damage to social, academic or work functioning.
- Some damage must occur in at least two settings, such as home and school.
- Some damaging symptoms must have occurred before age 7, even with a later diagnosis.
- The symptoms must not be due to another disorder.
Attention Deficit Information Network
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Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
499 N.W. 70th Ave., Suite 101, Plantation, FL 33317
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National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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National Institute of Mental Health
Room 7C-02, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857
World Wide Web: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
FDA Consumer magazine (July-August 1997)
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