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Can sounds or smells overstimulate a child with ADD/ADHD?

The Senses

Check the child's environment for sights, sounds, smells, and visual contact that might be distracting the child. Really look and listen. Sometimes we, as adults, become immune to common noises such as air conditioners or buzzing from overhead lights that children with ADD/ADHD cannot tune out.

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