ABSTRACT
There is a high probability that among any class of 30 children, at least one child will show at least some of the symptoms of ‘Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder’ (AD/HD). The characteristics or symptoms of AD/HD are a significant level of inattention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity. Each of these characteristics can have a profound effect on the personal development of the child, and the way in which s/he interacts with peers, siblings and adults. It is, however, the last of these characteristics that often leads children with AD/HD to be described as ‘hyperactive’, this being the aspect of their behaviour that causes them to be most difficult to manage at school as well as at home.
