How to avoid a misdiagnosis when a child is young for his class:
One reason immaturity might be confused with ADHD is that ADHD itself has been linked to a delay in brain maturation. An older child with ADHD might present behaviours that are typical in a younger child — and the opposite could be true if your frame of reference is older children. Several important neuroimaging studies have shown delays in brain development in kids with ADHD.
More in this comprehensive article from the Child Mind Institute: http://childmind.org/article/is-it-adhd-or-immaturity –
如何避免把未夠成熟的孩子誤診爲ADHD:
孩子不夠成熟有時會被被混淆為ADHD，其中一個原因可能是由於ADHD與腦部發育遲緩有關。患有ADHD的孩子可能會做出較幼稚的行為，反之，年齡較大的孩子出現幼稚行爲亦可能是因爲ADHD。幾個關於神經系統影像的重要研究都發現，患有ADHD的孩子大腦發育較爲遲緩。
想了解更多文章內容，請參閱Child Mind Institute: http://childmind.org/article/is-it-adhd-or-immaturity
