Hyperactivity
Alternate Names : Activity - Increased, Hyperkinetic Behavior
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What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
The medical history will be obtained and a physical examination performed. There may also be a review of the home and school environments.
Medical history questions documenting hyperactivity in detail may include:
- time pattern
- Is this a new behavior for the child or has the child always been very active?
- Is the behavior getting worse?
- quality
- What exactly have you noticed?
- Is the child physically active?
- Is the child easily distracted?
- Does the child have trouble following directions?
- aggravating and relieving factors
- Have you noticed anything that makes the child more or less active?
- Is the child more active when at school than when at home?
- other
- What other symptoms are present?
The physical examination may include a thorough psychological evaluation.
AFTER SEEING YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
If a diagnosis was made by your health care provider regarding the cause of the child's hyperactivity, you may want to note that diagnosis in your child's personal medical record.
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