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ADD
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Running head: Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention Deficit Disorder:
The Effects of ADD
Tom Henderson
Jefferson Davis Community College

Psychology 200
Ms. Beulah Patton

ADD
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Attention Deficit Disorder: The Effects of ADD
Introduction
Attention Deficit Disorder, which most people know as ADD, effects over two million people in the U.S. every year. Many people think ADD was discovered within the last twenty years when in actuality it was discovered over one hundred years ago. "ADD is considered a learning disability. However, children and adults who display some of the symptoms associated with ADD may hide a greater potential than expected" (Sympatico 38 of 40).
Review of ADD
ADD is a treatable but not curable disorder. It effects three to six percent of the population. It is usually found in children because that is when people are in the most active parts of their lives.
Symptoms
There are many symptoms that suggest that a person......

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