ABSTRACT
Lucy’s hyperactivity and impulsivity not only involved this form of motor clumsiness, but it had a verbal aspect too. Lucy seemed to have enormous difficulty in stopping herself from saying whatever happened to be in her mind at the time. Again, what seemed at first like charming, youthful exuberance soon became tiresome and
irritating as Lucy simply talked and talked and talked. This was another reason for her peers to avoid her. It was heart-rending for staff to see Lucy’s fellow students avoiding her during breaktimes, and being unwilling to sit near her in class. But staff too had to admit to finding her exasperating.
