| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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| | found in the diagnostic manuals, but
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| is a medical condition. It is caused by
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| | ought to be: being easily Bored.
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| genetic factors that result in certain
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| neurological differences. Attention
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| | A few other important characteristics of
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| Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder comes in
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| | this disorder are:
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| various forms, and there are five or six
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| different types of ADHD.
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| | 1) That it is SEEN IN MOST SITUATIONS,
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| | not just at school, or just in the home.
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| In the DSM-IV Diagnostic manual, each of
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| | When the problem is seen only at home, we
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| these forms, or "types" of ADHD falls
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| | then would wonder if perhaps the child is
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| under the diagnostic category of
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| | depressed, or if the child is just being
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| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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| | non-compliant with the parents;
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| (ADHD). The main category is then
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| subdivided into ADHD Inattentive Type, or
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| | 2) That the problems are apparent BEFORE
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| ADHD Impulsive-Hyperactive Type, or ADHD
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| | the AGE OF SEVEN (7). Since Attention
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| Combined Type. In the recent past, the
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| | Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is thought
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| terms attention deficit disorder "with"
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| | to be a neurologically based disorder, we
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| or "without" hyperactivity were also
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| | would expect that, outside of acquiring
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| commonly used. Attention Deficit
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| | its symptoms from a head injury, the
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| Hyperactivity Disorder comes in various
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| | individual with Attention Deficit
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| forms, and truly, no two ADD or ADHD kids
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| | Hyperactivity Disorder would have been
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| are exactly alike.
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| | born with the disorder. Even though the
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| | disorder might not become much of a
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| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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| | problem until the second or third grade
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| might affect one, two, or several areas
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| | when the school work becomes more
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| of the brain, resulting in several
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| | demanding, one would expect that at least
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| different "styles" or "profiles" of
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| | some of the symptoms were noted before
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| children (and adults) with ADD ADHD.
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| | the age of seven.
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| These different profiles impact
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| | About one of twenty people, children and
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| performance in these four areas:
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| | adults, have Attention Deficit
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| | Hyperactivity Disorder. It is a
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| First, problems with Attention. Second,
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| | significant problem for these people, and
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| problems with a lack of Impulse Control.
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| | for their families. Learn more about the
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| Third, problems with Over-activity or
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| | different types of ADHD at and visit the
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| motor restlessness, Fourth, a problem
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| | ADHD Information Library's family of web
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| which is not yet an "official" problem
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| | sites.
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