International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is affecting approximately 5% of children and adolescents, it is a developmental disorder characterised by inappropriate degrees of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. It arises in early childhood, also it is chronic and pervasive in nature. It is not accounted or based on gross neurological, sensory, language, motor impairment, mental retardation, or severe emotional disturbance. 30 cases have selected from the Outpatient Department, especially the age group is below 7 yrs. Mainly used the diagnostic criteria as Useless overactivity, Inability to sit still, restlessness without any purpose, short attention span and involuntary ready distractibility. Out of thirty randomly selected cases, the highest number of patients belongs to the age of 6-7. Males (73.33%) are more effected than females (26.67%).