• SESSIL SEBASTIAN
• DR. SR. TERESE KOCHUVILAYIL S I C
• SR. MARY JYOTHI OSS

According to WHO, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neuro-developmental disorders of childhood that affects learning, concentration, and behaviour especially in school children.1 The prevalence of ADHD among children and adolescents ranges from 1.30% to 37.8%. ADHD, if undiagnosed is found to persist into adulthood in 50% to 60% of the cases. ADHD cannot be prevented, but if detected in advance, early initiation of appropriate treatment is possible.2 So, the present study was carried out to assess the ADHD symptoms among school children in a selected school. The descriptive research design was selected and consecutive sampling in which 120 school children were screened through their mothers. The data were collected using NICHQ Vanderbilt assessment scale- parent informant and analyzed by descriptive statistics. The result reveals that five out of 120 children were found to be symptomatic for ADHD, one child (0.8%) was found to have combined ADHD, another child (0.8%) was predominantly hyperactive ADHD, three others (2.5%) were identified as predominantly inattentive ADHD, whereas 115 (95.8%) of them are normal. No significant association was found between the study variables and the selected baseline details of the participants.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, prevalence

"Prevalence Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Among School Children- A Descriptive study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.g551-g554, February-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402671.pdf

"Prevalence Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Among School Children- A Descriptive study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no. ppg551-g554, February-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402671.pdf