The school nurse is conducting health screenings on schoolchildren. During the screening, she identifies a child with the behavioral characteristics of attention deficit disorder.
Which of the following behaviors is consistent with this disorder?
- slow speech development
- overreaction to stimuli from the surroundings
- inability to carry on a conversation
- concrete thinking
Answer(s): B
Explanation:
Children with attention deficit disorder are easily distracted but are able to carry on a conversation.
Concrete thinking is more indicative of age, and slow speech development has more to do with other learning disabilities.
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