| ADD is the acronym for a condition known
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| | frazzled, chaotic or disorganized. In a
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| as Attention Deficit Disorder. This
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| | professional setting, this is often
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| disorder is thought to afflict a
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| | considered unacceptable.Currently,
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| surprisingly large percentage of the
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| | doctors are at a loss as to what causes
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| school-age population. Some studies even
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| | ADD. There does not appear to be any
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| show as high as 3-5% of children
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| | correlation between upbringing or
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| suffering from the condition.The disorder
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| | environment that triggers this disorder.
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| can be somewhat difficult to diagnose,
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| | Put another way, it affects children
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| because the symptoms appear relatively
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| | across every demographic. Doctors have
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| often in children. They include
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| | pinpointed actual changes in the brains
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| restlessness, inability to focus for long
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| | of those that suffer from the disorder,
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| periods of time on low-stimulation
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| | so it is not merely a behavioral problem
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| activities (including but not limited to
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| | as was the consensus for many
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| homework), a tendency to daydream or
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| | years.Diagnosing ADD can be somewhat
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| become easily distracted, etc. It is
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| | difficult, because the symptoms are so
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| important to note that many children
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| | very common. For this reason, there is
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| suffer from these symptoms every now and
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| | no single test that can be performed with
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| again. It is just a fact of being a
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| | a definitive "positive" or "negative"
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| child. However, if the symptoms are
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| | diagnosis. To secure a proper diagnosis,
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| persistent and they impede the child's
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| | observations need to be made over an
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| ability to learn at a reasonable rate, it
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| | extended period of time from caregivers,
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| may be beneficial to look into treatments
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| | teachers and physicians. The behavior
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| methods.However, it is equally important
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| | also needs to persist over a long period
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| to note that this disorder does not
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| | of time, generally approximately six
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| afflict children exclusively. There
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| | months or more.ADD is treated in a
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| seems to be a commonly held belief that
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| | variety of ways, many of which are
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| these symptoms are just the result of
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| | somewhat controversial. The most common
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| children being children and that they'll
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| | form of treatment is through stimulant
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| eventually grow out of it. For some,
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| | medications, the most well known being
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| that is absolutely the case. As they get
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| | Ritalin. This medication can be
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| older, their attention spans will
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| | prescribed to children as young as six
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| increase and extended periods of
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| | years old, inciting some debate whether
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| schoolwork or mental tasks become easier
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| | drugs are the healthiest way to treat the
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| and easier. Nevertheless, recent studies
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| | disorder. For this reason, several
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| show that nearly 60% of children with ADD
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| | non-stimulant and antidepressant
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| become adults with ADD.In adults, the
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| | therapies have been developed. However,
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| symptoms are very similar to those found
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| | there has been less success with these
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| in children. However, being an adult,
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| | methods. Almost all doctors agree that
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| they can manifest with truly destructive
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| | medication in conjunction with behavior
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| results. Due to the inability to focus,
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| | management techniques is the most
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| adults with ADD are prone to missing
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| | effective means to managing the disease,
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| deadlines at work or forgetting about
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| | whether it be found in children or
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| appointments. They often seem extremely
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| | adults.
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