| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the | | | | Experts have estimated that as many as 8 million |
| newest name that has been given to a group of | | | | adults may be affected, but 80 percent of them do |
| disorders of the central nervous system. With the long | | | | not realize it. Some studies show that there is |
| list of names this disorder has been given over the | | | | significant decline in ADHD symptoms as a person |
| years, it is often confusing as to which criteria are for | | | | ages, while others estimate that between 30 and 70 |
| a diagnosis of ADHD or ADD. It is estimated that | | | | percent of children with ADHD will carry some |
| between 3 and 5 percent of children in the United | | | | symptoms into adulthood. ADHD is a more complex |
| States have ADHD, meaning that at least one child in | | | | disorder in adults, but it manifests itself into a problem |
| a classroom of twenty-five to thirty children will have | | | | with self-regulation. Without this self-control, an |
| ADHD. There are three times as many boys | | | | adultâs ability to do tasks is impaired. This |
| diagnosed with ADHD, but the condition is increasingly | | | | condition can lead to marital conflicts, substance abuse, |
| being diagnosed in girls as well. | | | | and financial problems. Infidelity is common because |
| Although ADHD was primarily thought of as a | | | | ADHD adults easily become bored with things, including |
| childhood disorder, it can be found in adults as well. | | | | spouses. |