Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is defined as a severe difficulty in focusing and maintaining attention. Often leads to learning and behaviour problems at home, school, and work.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is defined as a severe difficulty in focusing and maintaining attention. Often leads to learning and behaviour problems at home, school, and work.

A hyperactive child is often 'in trouble' with his peers, teachers, family and community. It develops very early in life and Denhoff (1973) confirms that they don't often reach milestones in life (Abnormal Psychology). They are often taken aback when their behaviours educe anger or rejection from others and apologise intensely for what they have just done. ADHD sufferers do not seem to know that they are doing wrong while they are 'actually doing the action', but do show the sincere remorse when given out to. As they do not necessarily show any basic deficits or disabilities (intellectual or interpersonal) he seems 'normal' in the very sense of the word. Due to this, ADHD is often overlooked and is seen as just another trouble-maker (Abnormal Psychology, 1978). Schain & Reynard (1975) show that many of the actions carried out by ADHD children as temperamental or emotional. However, Henker & Whalen (1989) showed that it is very simple to distinguish a child with ADHD and a child without the condition (Bee).