What is ADHD? 
ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a medical condition. Children with the disorder find it hard to pay attention, are overactive and act without thinking.
- Not all children with behaviour problems have ADHD. Their behaviour may just be a phase or part of some other problem.
- The symptoms of ADHD tend to get better as children get older.
- Treatments for ADHD include drugs and talking treatments.
- Treatments can't cure ADHD, but they can help your child develop and learn normally.
You may hear ADHD called different things. Doctors used to call it attention deficit disorder or ADD. Children could have ADD on its own or with hyperactivity (being overactive). In 1987, this term was replaced with ADHD. But some doctors still use the old name.
(This information was obtained from the Guardian website please click for full details)
Here is a link to OAASIS for information on ADHD
Here is a link to ReThink information on ADHD
Here is a link to information from the British Medical Journal on the Guardian website