Abstract

RAMALHO, Joaquim. Percurso desenvolvimental dos portadores da perturbação de hiperatividade com déficit de atenção. Rev. bras. educ. espec. [online]. 2010, vol.16, n.02, pp.313-322. ISSN 1413-6538.

The Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder with a chronic developmental nature. Although it attenuates with age, particularly its hyperkinetic and impulsive aspects, the continuous presence of attention deficit symptoms affects the capacity of responding to environmental stimuli throughout life. Recent studies have shown that between 50 and 80 per cent of subjects who revealed ADHD in their childhood, have experienced significant difficulties connected with this disorder in their adulthood. Thus, the present article aims to present the developmental course of subjects with ADHD, from infancy to adulthood, to demonstrate that this disorder significantly affects not only the first years but the whole life cycle.

Keywords : Special Education; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Impulsivity; Hyperactivity.

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