| Studies have shown that Attention Deficit
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| | affliction today, this is indeed fact,
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| Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit
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| | which compounds the problem because it
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| Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are
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| | makes it more difficult to treat without
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| increasing at an alarming rate. Some
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| | causing negative impacts in other areas
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| think that it is because it is not really
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| | of the afflicted person. Again, this is
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| rising but that it is gaining more
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| | what the most recent studies have
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| visibility with better tools and methods
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| | indicated, although there is still
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| to detect it, but doctors disagree,
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| | disagreement on this since there are no
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| saying that the number of identified
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| | medical tests available to definitively
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| incidents is definitely on the rise.
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| | test such a broadly defined area.
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| In the past couple of decades, doctors
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| | Signs of ADD and ADHD would include:
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| and professionals have been working hard
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| | Inattentiveness. The child affected by
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| to find alternatives treatments for this
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| | Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention
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| disorder. Many parents, as well as
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| | Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is clearly
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| doctors, are reluctant to simply treat
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| | inattentive to a greater degree than a
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| the disorder with drugs and other
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| | normal child would be inattentive. The
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| stimulant medications, and have been
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| | affected child is not able to concentrate
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| looking for effective alternatives,
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| | or focus on a particular activity or
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| including researching possible natural
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| | thing for longer periods of time.
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| remedies, where some herbal remedies are
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| | Sometimes part of the problem is thought
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| showing a lot of promise without the
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| | to be having a lack of flexibility with
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| harmful and often undesirable side
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| | attention focus. This can (although not
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| effects. It is clear that alternative
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| | necessarily always) create a need for the
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| treatments for ADD and ADHD need to be
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| | child to have special educational needs.
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| researched and developed.
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| | Forgetfulness. The child affected by ADD
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| Studies have shown stark contrasts when
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| | or ADHD will frequently forget things
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| the EEG of non-ADD children are compared
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| | they have just learned or have just been
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| with those of children diagnosed with
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| | taught. A particular place where this is
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| Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention
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| | noted is with teenagers who are diagnosed
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| Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The
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| | with ADD or ADHD, who are about 400% more
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| affected children show in a statistically
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| | likely to contract a sexually transmitted
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| significant way that they show
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| | disease. Doctors attribute this to the
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| excessively slow brainwave activity,
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| | fact that teenagers forget about the
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| particularly in the alpha and theta
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| | dangers of unprotected sex due to their
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| ranges) than non-affected children. The
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| | inability to focus.
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| end result is that this slowdown tends to
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| | There are other symptoms, but a concrete
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| affect the child's emotional and
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| | diagnosis should be left to professionals
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| frequently also physical maturity levels.
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| | since the various symptoms, which are
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| It can be stated as fact that Attention
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| | much more than those listed here, can
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| Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention
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| | also indicate other disorders, where
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| Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are
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| | treatment options would be very
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| neurological conditions. For many years
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| | different.
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| this diagnosis was disputed in the
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| | The bottom line is that understanding the
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| medical community, but more and more
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| | affliction and early diagnosis are keys
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| professionals have come to realize that
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| | to helping the afflicted person cope with
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| based on what we know about the
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| | and deal with this disorder.
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