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6 Common Traits To Look For In Your Behavioural Assessment For ADHD

It could prove most valuable for businesses or for schools to have a clear understanding of the students and workers to be able to have a behavioral assessment effectively.The predictive index is an essential tool in helping you to evaluate the performance and the emotional stability of individuals. Why this is important is, so you know exactly what type of class or work needs to be assigned to those individuals. 

It could prove most valuable for businesses or for schools to have a clear understanding of the students and workers to be able to have a behavioral assessment effectively. The predictive index is an essential tool in helping you to evaluate the performance and the emotional stability of individuals. Why this is important is, so you know exactly what type of class or work needs to be assigned to those individuals.

In the case of ADHD there are several traits you should look out for, and in this article, we have taken the liberty to compile a list of six traits you should look out for.

6 Common Traits To Look For In Your Behavioural Assessment For ADHD

# 1 – Lack Of Focus

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Lack of focus is perhaps one of the most common traits that you will notice in a person who has ADHD. They can’t seem to stay focused more than a few seconds, and they will continuously need some form of stimulation.

# 2 – Emotional Turmoil

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It is not uncommon for individuals who have ADHD to throw an emotional tantrum out of the blue. They are very mercurial and unpredictable. A person who has ADHD can be happy one moment and then angry the next.

# 3 – Trouble Getting Ready

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People who have ADHD have no real concept of time. They will have a poor sense or organizational skills, and as a result, they will always miss deadlines, never be on time and will for the most part never be able to get ready.

Their lack of focus is one of the primary reasons as to why they can’t seem to keep a schedule or to be organized as any form of stimuli easily persuades them.

# 4 – Forgetfulness

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To piggyback off of entry number one and number three – forgetfulness is also another trait that people who are ADHD will exhibit. This again harkens back to their lack of focus.

# 5 – Making Careless Mistakes

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People with ADHD will make many mistakes that are careless in hindsight. Many mistakes that they will make come down to their inpatients, their nonchalant attitudes and their lack of focus. A person with ADHD will make mistakes that anyone who doesn’t have this condition would see enough.

# 6 – Avoidance Of Any Task That Requires Mental Effort

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In this article, we have hit home a great deal on the idea of “focus.” Focusing is something that a person with ADHD is sorely lacking and something that is a very distinguishing trait. As we mentioned in entry number 2 the emotional turmoil and tantrums that they go through cis wholly evident when they are tasked or asked to do something that will require them to use their cognitive functions.

Do Your Employees Have ADHD?

ADHD is not something that is restricted solely to children as many adults have this condition as well. Although this article list a few traits – there are many more traits that one should look out for to determine whether or not your employee(s) have ADHD.