NEUROLOGICAL SOFT SIGNS SOMETIMES

 

ASSOCIATED WITH ADHD

 

adapted by S. Berk, Ph.D.

 

 

 

 1. “Electric” hair or whorls

 

 

 

 2.  Epicanthal folds

 

 

 

 3.  Ear anomalies/ear asymmetry/pliable ears

 

 

 

 4.  High arched palate

 

 

 

 5.  Furrowed tongue

 

 

 

 6. Simian line

 

 

 

 7. Toe spacing (large space between 1st and 2nd toe;

     3rd toe length > than 2nd toe)

 

 

 

 8. Cafe au lait or port wine stains on skin-- especially facial

 

 

 

 9. Overflow movements

 

 

 

10. High pain tolerance

 

 

 

11. High thermal tolerance

 

 

 

12. Motor incoordination

 

 

 

13. Poor touch perception

 

 

 

14. Incurved 5th finger

 

 

 

15. Underactive brain metabolism  (PET scan)

 

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