| Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a condition that is | | | | The neurotransmitters are chemicals that help the brain |
| usually characterized by behavioral and learning | | | | regulate the behavior of an individual. A recent study |
| disorders. ADD generally diagnosed in children, mostly | | | | has shown that the rate at which the brain uses |
| affects the boys than the girls. ADD not only occurs in | | | | glucose, its main energy source, is lower in individuals |
| childhood but also continues till adulthood in some | | | | suffering from ADD than in individuals without ADD. |
| cases. | | | | The important features associated with ADD are |
| Some of the characteristics that are commonly cited | | | | inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Some of the |
| among the children with ADD are hyperactivity, | | | | symptoms due to inattention include making careless |
| distractibility and impulsivity. ADD results in children | | | | mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities, facing |
| finding it difficult to perform a task assigned to them | | | | difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities, |
| and focus on some of the important aspects of | | | | not listening when spoken to directly, facing difficulty in |
| conversations. In addition, the children are not able to | | | | organizing tasks and activities, and mostly forgetful in |
| complete their tasks as they rapidly move from one | | | | daily activities. |
| activity to another frequently or due to the distractions | | | | Some of the symptoms due to hyperactivity include |
| caused by external stimuli. | | | | fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat, running |
| ADD is a neurobiologically-based developmental | | | | about or climbing excessively in situations in which it is |
| disability that usually affects children. The actual cause | | | | inappropriate, facing difficulty playing or engaging in |
| of ADD is unknown till date. Research has shown that | | | | leisure activities quietly, and talking excessively. Some |
| ADD is caused due to the genetic transmission of the | | | | of the symptoms due to impulsivity include blurting out |
| condition from the parents to the children and also can | | | | answers before questions have been completed, |
| be due to the result of a chemical imbalance or | | | | facing difficulty in awaiting their turn, and interrupting in a |
| deficiency of certain neurotransmitters. | | | | conversation. |