Hyperactive Kids have it in the genes - ADHD in kids

If that works for her, that's great, but a good diet doesn't always work to control ADHD. After all, ADHD is not just composed of hyperactivity, so if all you're doing is focusing to fix the hyperactivity then there are two other symptoms you're ignoring. Of course, there are different levels of ADHD, so it's possible that hyperactivity is the only one they have, but not in all cases. ADHD consists of hyperactivity, inattentiveness, and impulsiveness. If your friend's daughter only has hyperactivity then she's lucky and got off really easy. In my family, inattentiveness and impulsiveness is a big one. The hyperactivity is easy to control because we're all fairly active people, which burns off some of that energy. Inattentiveness is the hardest to control and it's the one that really affects people's grades. I know my cousin did awful in school until he started taking medicine and it helped him focus a bit. For me, I was never on medication, but my symptoms aren't as severe as some other people's in my family. I can't take state tests, though, because the quiet bothers me. I need sounds in the background to do anything. I can't focus on one thing at a time. Even now as I type this I'm listening to music so that my brain is always processing two things at a time! Impulsiveness leads to a lot of problems, too. My cousin always gets in trouble for saying things because he doesn't have the ability to stop and think about what he's saying unless he takes his medicine. It's like he's missing that filter that most people have that lets them hear what they're saying in their head before they say it and that sends up red flags that let them know it's probably not a good idea to say it. Instead, he just lets it fly!