Heat and asthma, early ADHD detection

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder exhibit an inability to sit still or focus. And parents may be able to identify some of the signs early on

Dr. Mike Manos treats ADHD at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital. He says while signs can be detected as you as three years old. Most often they are not apparent until after a child starts school.


Dr. Manos says, "In very young children with ADHD the first signs of it are typically those of kids who are hyperactive or highly impulsive. These are the kids who want to run out into a parking lot without even looking and parents have to watch them all of the time."

Dr. Manos says medications are typically very effective in treating the disorder. And kids are also taught coping skills to use in the classroom