Symptoms "emerge during the start of school" and have a "major impact on families": this problem already affects 6% of young people

People with hyperactivity and difficulties in maintaining attention are at the centre of the book “Understanding ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder”. The work is the result of research by a team of doctors from Coimbra, who have been studying and monitoring these behaviours for several years, as explained in the Diário da Manhã by paediatrician José Boavida.