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Adhd

This essay intends to give a brief overview of the controversy surrounding the diagnosis of Attention

Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. I will start looking at the diagnostic criteria for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

Disorder. For the purpose of this essay I will just refer to children even though I am aware of the disorder in

adults.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common behavioural disorder amongst

school aged children. In the Centres for disease and prevention publication (2002), it is estimated that there

are among 1.6253 million children diagnosed with ADHD. With prevalence rates much higher for the US

compared to other European countries. (http://www.help4adhd.org/en/about/statistics) The main characteristics

of ADHD are Inattention, Hyperactivity and Impulsivity. For instance:- children will show problems such as

falling to follow instructions to complete a task, always on the go and interrupting......


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