| Millions of children throughout the
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| | directly.
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| United States suffer from attention
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| | Children who suffer from this problem
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| deficit disorder in one form or another.
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| | will often avoid any task which requires
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| Symptoms of this problem include
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| | them to focus or think for long stretches
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| impulsive behavior, hyperactivity, and
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| | of time. They may lose important objects
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| inability to pay attention for long
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| | like books, toys, and writing materials.
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| periods of time. You may also hear this
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| | They can be disorganized, easily
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| chronic disorder referred to as ADD or
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| | distracted, or have trouble remembering
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| ADHD. It can continue on into adulthood,
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| | important facts and details.
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| causing problems with daily life, poor
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| | It's important to avoid misdiagnosis of
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| self esteem, trouble interaction, and bad
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| | ADD. Diagnosing a child as having the
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| performance in work or school.
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| | disorder when he or she does not could
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| There are many different theories as to
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| | cause them to be unnecessarily medicated.
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| the causes of attention deficit disorder.
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| | This excess medication can create new
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| However, none of them have been proven
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| | problems of its own. A misdiagnosis of
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| correct at this time. Some people
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| | ADD may also mask problems that a child
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| believe that this disorder is caused
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| | is having with parents or teachers.
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| during the embryo's development in the
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| | Remember that when a child exhibits the
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| womb. Others believe that environmental
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| | warning signs of this disorder, it's
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| factors such as socioeconomic status and
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| | important to get help quickly.
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| parental drug use may play a part. Many
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| | Statistically, children with ADD are more
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| cases of ADD appear to be caused be
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| | likely to abuse drugs or alcohol, suffer
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| biological issues. The genes which
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| | injury, get into a car accident as a
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| control levels of neurotransmitters in
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| | teen, and suffer from poor grades,
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| the brain have been shown to be different
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| | depression and anxiety.
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| in children suffering from ADD than in
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| | There are many different approaches to
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| other children.
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| | treating children with attention deficit
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| The symptoms of attention deficit
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| | disorder. Some of them are quite
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| disorder are the primary means used to
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| | controversial. Since attention deficit
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| identify it. Many doctors are reluctant
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| | disorder is a problem that mostly arises
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| to confirm that a child has ADD unless he
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| | in children, the age of the patient is
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| or she shows what are considered the core
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| | important when considering whether to
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| symptoms. These will show up early in
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| | prescribe medication or utilize
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| life and eventually become an important
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| | experimental techniques.
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| part of behavior patterns. These
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| | Many children's ADD is treated through
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| symptoms are the ones which cause so many
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| | the use of psycho-stimulants or other
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| problems, both at home and at school.
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| | prescribed medications. These can
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| If a child shows six or more of the
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| | relieve most of the symptoms suffered by
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| symptoms of ADD for a period of six
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| | children with attention deficit disorder.
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| months or more, a doctor may come to the
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| | However, they are not a cure for the
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| conclusion that he or she has the
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| | problem. In addition, treatment of very
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| disorder. Most of the common symptoms
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| | young children with medications of this
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| show up around seven years of age.
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| | kind is still controversial. Because of
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| However, they can also manifest much
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| | this, many parents choose to forego this
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| earlier. Remember that these signs must
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| | step and instead choose counseling,
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| be consistent. It's normal for children
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| | special concessions at school, and family
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| to periodically show signs of
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| | and community support to attempt to treat
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| inattentiveness. Their attention spans
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| | their children's condition.
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| are naturally shorter than those of
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| | Patience and support are required when
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| adults.
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| | raising a child who has ADD. Many of
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| Children with ADD often have trouble
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| | these children can benefit from therapy
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| paying close attention to the details of
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| | with a psychologist, psychiatrist, or
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| school activities. This means that
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| | other counselor. Behavioral and social
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| although the child is intelligent and
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| | training can help them cope with their
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| understands the work, careless mistakes
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| | problem. Support groups composed of
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| may be common. Children who suffer from
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| | other parents and children who suffer
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| ADD may also have trouble completing
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| | from ADD are also common. Many parents
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| simple tasks or paying attention while
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| | who choose medication also use these
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| playing. They may seem not to be
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| | methods in addition.
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| listening when you speak to them
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