Possible causes of ADHD-like behavior are the following:

• A sudden change in the child’s life—the death of a parent or grandparent; parents’ divorce; a parent’s job loss
• Undetected seizures, such as in petit mal or temporal lobe seizures
• A middle ear infection that causes intermittent hearing problems
• Medical disorders that may affect brain functioning
• Underachievement caused by learning disability
• Anxiety or depression.