| ADD and ADHD is a disorder within the prefrontal | | | | the lack of attention in the patient. The most typical |
| cortex. It is believed that the brain wiring differs from | | | | thought when it comes to ADD, is that of a small child |
| other people. Many people view ADD as both a gift | | | | that is extremely hyperactive. Which is the picture of |
| and a disorder, having a direct effect on all human | | | | ADHD, which is more visible, because it creates a |
| functions. However, it mainly affects the executing, | | | | good deal of problems and distractions within a class, |
| planning, and organizations areas of the brain. | | | | gaining more attention than ADD. ADD may be less |
| What many people tend to focus on when a person | | | | visible than ADHD, but it is just as hard and destructive |
| has ADHD, is the fact that the patient will have an | | | | as its counterpart is. |
| extremely short span of attention, not having the ability | | | | When a person has ADD, the sufferer will have |
| to remain focus on any one thing for a lengthy amount | | | | periods of disorganization and seem spacey. To an |
| of time. People suffering from ADD are easily | | | | outsider it will seem that the sufferer is not all together |
| distracted and their minds drift and wander quite easily. | | | | in the room, or their minds are elsewhere, staring out a |
| However, their attention span is lengthier when | | | | window or something. It is extremely hard to diagnose |
| confronted with something upsetting, interesting, | | | | ADD, because of its lack of visible symptoms, meaning |
| stimulating, or new. The reason being the patient is able | | | | that the patient can go on with life, having the disorder |
| to use the concentration area of the brain, thanks to | | | | and not even know it. |
| the stimulation provided by these events. | | | | What about Adult Attention Deficit Disorder? |
| Essentially, activities that are not stimulating will not be | | | | When a child has ADHD, boy or girl, it has been |
| able to hold the attention of a person with ADD. Some | | | | discovered that they generally do not 'grow out' of the |
| examples of such things include paperwork, | | | | disorder as they reach the age of adulthood. However, |
| homework, and chores. | | | | the hyperactivity may cease to exist; the other |
| What is the difference between ADD and ADHD? | | | | symptoms will still remain. As the child reaches |
| Because ADD (attention Deficit Disorder) is extremely | | | | adulthood, the hyperactivity is generally transformed |
| complex and hard to understand it is in general, | | | | into impulsivity. |
| misunderstood by most people. While the disorder is | | | | Research conducted by Harris Interactive Surveys, |
| mostly psychological, there are a great many other | | | | found that of adults that have been diagnosed with |
| affects that come with it as well. ADHD (Attention | | | | ADHD, 92% of those who did not find out about the |
| Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) and ADD are two very | | | | disorder until after they turned 18 years of age, wish |
| different, yet similar, disorders. ADHD is the most | | | | their diagnosis had come sooner. The same group |
| commonly diagnosed disorder, carrying symptoms of | | | | talked to teachers and found that 90% believed that |
| highly visible impulsivity or hyperactivity, or even both. | | | | late diagnosis of the disorder had a direct affect on |
| ADD is harder to diagnose, because there are no very | | | | social and academic development. |
| visible symptoms of the disorder, its main symptom is | | | | |