| Attention Deficit Disorder is often misdiagnosed in | | | | underdeveloped and there are no concrete answers. |
| children and sometimes in adults. In recent years | | | | Pregnancy habits have also been blamed for the |
| Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD has been found in | | | | Attention Deficit disorder in children. Smoking or alcohol |
| more children and adults because it is finally being | | | | is thought to be a cause during pregnancy for ADD. It |
| recognized in the medical community by more | | | | could also be a childhood exposure. For example |
| teachers and surrounding adults. | | | | chemicals that a child is exposed to can be toxic. |
| ADD used to be considered a childhood disorder that | | | | These chemicals then create an issue with the proper |
| would fade with adulthood; however, this is not the | | | | growth of cells in the body and create their own |
| case. As more research studies are being performed | | | | chemical imbalance. |
| on ADD other causes are being found. This is not to | | | | As of yet the exact reasons or causes for Attention |
| say that every child suspected of being ADD is | | | | Deficit Disorder are not known. There are ways to |
| actually going to be positive for the disorder. There are | | | | work with ADD that can benefit a child or adult. As a |
| some children who have a more hyperactive lifestyle. | | | | person working with a sufferer of ADD it is also |
| They tend not to be able to sit still or pay attention in | | | | imperative that you understand what you may need to |
| class, but it has more to do with being an active | | | | change to make their environment easier for them. In |
| individual than the typical child. | | | | the past ADD sufferers have been placed in remedial |
| There are several thoughts as to what causes | | | | classes because they are difficult to teach, but this is |
| Attention Deficit Disorder. Researchers believe that it is | | | | wrong and unnecessary. |
| caused by heredity or pregnancy habits. Researchers | | | | Those with Attention Deficit Disorder do need to be |
| also believe it could be caused by a distorted brain | | | | reminded to stay on task more often than other |
| function. In other words, with ADD patients brain scans | | | | children or adults. By understanding the disorder, it is |
| have shown that neural paths can be interrupted so | | | | easier to outline tasks for completion and make sure |
| that the messages don't get to the proper source | | | | the student will stick to the assignment. Often breaking |
| which creates more impulsive, disorganized and lack of | | | | up tasks viewed as mundane, for these students such |
| attention type behaviors. | | | | as reading with more active studies will help the |
| Heredity is a consideration because one in every four | | | | individual stay on task. There are natural and medical |
| children with the condition has at least one family | | | | remedies that can be sought as well to help. Medicines |
| member with ADD. It could be an older sibling and | | | | will usually calm the individual down and should only be |
| younger sibling shares the traits, or the mother or | | | | used for severe cases of Attention Deficit Disorder. |
| father. However, this research has largely been | | | | |