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The Hyperactive

I.	Behavior
II.	Effects
III.	Action
IV.	Mistakes

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Introduction
I.	Behavior
II.	Effects
III.	Action
	Primary Causes of Misbehavior
	Primary Needs Being Revealed
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	Methods, Procedures, and Techniques
IV.	Mistakes

Behavior Information

The Hyperactive

Behavior: How exactly is my child behaving?

1. Simply cannot sit still.
   
   
2. Moves arms, shifts body, and plays with objects.
   
   
3. In perpetual motion at school, too.
   
   
4. Gets out of seat whenever he or she can.
   
   
5. Has a short attention span.
   
   
6. Pesters other children continually.
   
   
7. Needs and seeks attention from anyone and everyone.
   
   
8. Seems unable to accept any kind of confinement or limits, no matter how reasonable.
   
   
9. Falls behind in schoolwork and, as a result, is not a good student.
   
   

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For the sake of convenience, we will describe behaviors with terms such as The Whiner or The Interrupter.

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