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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Disorders have become a very highly controversial
topic during the last decade. Attention Deficit Disorder, also known as ADD,
is a broad, almost generic term for the different types of Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorders. The Diagnostic and Statistical manual of the
American Psychiatric Association offers us this definition: "ADHD is a disorder
that can include a list of nine specific symptoms of inattention and nine
symptoms of hyperactivity/impulsivity." In addition, the Concise Columbia
Electronic Encyclopedia provides this interpretation: " (a) chronic,
neurologically based syndrome, characterized by any or all of three types of
behavior: hyperactivity, distractibility, and impulsivity. Unlike similar
behaviors caused by emotional problems or anxiety, ADHD does not
fluctuate with emotional states."
About 1-3% of the school aged population has the full ADHD
syndrome, without symptoms of other......


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