Checklist for Hyperactivity/Impulsivity
Hyperactivity:
- Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
- Leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected
- Runs about or climbs excessively in situations where it is inappropriate (in adolescents or adults it may be limited to subjective feelings of restlessness)
- Has difficulty paying or engaging in leisure activities quietly
- Is "on the go" or often acts as if "driven by a motor"
- Talks excessively
Impulsivity:
- Blurts out answers to questions before the questions have been completed
- Has difficulty waiting in lines or awaiting turns in games or group situations
- Interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g., blurts into conversations or games) (American Psychiatric Association, 2000)
Excerpted From:
Excerpt from ADHD and Education: Foundations, Characteristics, Methods, and Collaboration , by S.S. Zentall, 2006 edition, p. 88.
© 2006, Merrill, an imprint of Pearson Education Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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