What are the symptoms of ADHD in a four-year-old child?

The physical health of children is an issue that parents care about very much. Nowadays, the diseases that affect children's physical and mental health are gradually increasing, and many mental illnesses can cause serious harm to children's growth. ADHD is a disease that many children suffer from nowadays. Many parents want to understand this disease to prevent it. So what are the symptoms of ADHD in four-year-old children?

【1】Attention disorder: that is, lack of concentration and short attention span. It manifests as inattention in class, wandering thoughts, being easily attracted by surrounding things, and being distracted by external interference. When doing homework, the handwriting is sloppy, time is wasted, or mistakes are made frequently. Things are not finished without being completed and cannot be completed well.

[2] Excessive activity: Some children show obvious signs of excessive activity while in their mother's womb. Infants and preschoolers are particularly active, being restless, hyperactive, crying, and difficult to satisfy. As they grow older, their activity level increases. They make more small movements in class, run around, jump around, talk a lot, fail to observe discipline, and ignore danger.

[3] Impulsive and willful: Emotions fluctuate easily, and they are easily excited and angry. They quarrel with others and lack self-control. They behave childishly, love to play, skip school, fight, and even lie and steal, embarking on the road of crime. A few have personality and behavioral defects as adults.

[4] Learning difficulties: Although most of them have normal intelligence, their academic performance is poor and fluctuates. It is sometimes good and sometimes bad. If they make progress, their performance will improve, but if they don’t make progress, their performance will decline. As they move into higher grades, their performance gradually declines, and some may even fail or repeat a grade.

【5】 Abnormal perception: Clumsy movements, such as buttoning, shoe lacing, using scissors, etc., and walking is not in a straight line. Some children cannot distinguish left from right, up from down, have spatial position disorders, and are prone to misreading or writing similar words.

Many factors can cause ADHD, and compared to other diseases, ADHD is difficult to treat. Therefore, parents need to prevent their children from developing this disease in many ways. Not only do they need to fully supplement the nutrients needed by the body, but they also need to encourage their children more and help their children develop physically.