| The neurotransmitters are specific | | | | excessive fidgeting, problems in playing |
| chemicals that help the brain to | | | | or focusing on activities, or excessive |
| regulate the behavior of a person. | | | | talking. |
| Researches have shown that the rate at | | | | Symptoms due to impulsiveness include |
| which the brain uses glucose is lower in | | | | interrupting a conversation, impatience |
| individuals who are suffering from | | | | in waiting their turn, or blurting out |
| Attention Deficit Disorder in comparison | | | | answers even before the question is |
| to people who are not affected by ADD. | | | | completed. |
| Symptoms commonly found among children | | | | Adults with ADD are prone to |
| with ADD are inattentiveness, impulsive | | | | risk-taking, careless or impulsive |
| behavior and hyperactivity. Children | | | | behavior, and difficulty with time |
| with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity | | | | management and organization. They often |
| Disorder find it difficult to do their | | | | show an inability to structure their |
| homework or any assigned task, and even | | | | lives and to plan complex daily tasks, |
| in holding conversation. Those with ADHD | | | | and also difficulty in self-control and |
| often take part in risky activities and | | | | self-motivation. |
| therefore suffer two to four times the | | | | ADD is very difficult to diagnose and |
| rate of accidental injuries as do | | | | treat in younger people as it is |
| children or adults without ADD. | | | | sometimes related with mood disorders, |
| Some of the symptoms of inattentiveness | | | | employment issues, substance abuse, |
| include making careless mistakes in | | | | relationship problems or other |
| homework or activities, difficulty in | | | | psychological disorders. Previously it |
| focusing on completing activities, | | | | was believed that children and |
| difficulty in performing tasks, not | | | | adolescents would grow out of ADD but |
| listening, and being forgetful in daily | | | | now it is clear to psychologists that if |
| activities. | | | | ADD is not treated in childhood then it |
| Some of the symptoms of hyperactivity | | | | can create problems for the patient or |
| include restlessness of hands or feet, | | | | his family. |