Andre is a 7-year-old boy with ADHD. He seems to run more often than he walks
and, consequently, often gets hurt. Knowing that he has ADHD, how would you
explain his accident proneness?
a. ADHD interferes with children's physical balance and causes them to run into
things and get injured more often than average children.
b. ADHD can cause children to be inattentive, thus increasing their chances of not
seeing what they are running into.
c. ADHD has probably little to do with Andre's accident proneness, as they are two
different disorders.
d. The excessive impulsivity and activity characteristic of ADHD cause Andre to act
without thinking, and often to do reckless things.
e. Andre is likely to have elevated levels of adrenaline, which is known to make
young children reckless.
D
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