AN INTRODUCTION TO ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER

AN INTRODUCTION TO ATTENTION DEFICITHence it is advised that the other possibilities are rules
DISORDERout completely before the person could be said to
One of the most wrongly diagnosed and wronglyhave ADD for sure.
understood neurological conditions in the world isHaving ADD means that an individual having it is not
Attention Deficit Disorder or more commonly knowngetting sufficient neuro-chemicals. Said in simpler terms
with its acronym of ADD. The reality is that theit signifies that proper stimulation of the brain is missing,
majority of people lacks a proper understanding of theas a result of which the brain attempts to find
disorder, and also would not be able to identify it if theymethods by which the release of the chemicals can
met a person with ADD. This article, and there is morebe increased. People with ADD try to stimulate their
to follow, intends to give you information about ADD,brains with things like physical activities, movements,
the meaning of the disorder, the methods by which it isand always doing things that stimulate or are
diagnosed, the various treatments, and some topicsstimulating. This is not a conscious decision on the parts
regarding the issue. And let's hope that this would be aof the people with ADD. They really cannot help
valuable tool by which your knowledge and ability tothemselves and it becomes a reflex action and they
understand the disorder will increase.act in a hyperactive manner.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or shortlyThe difficulty caused by this is that individuals who
ADHD/ADD, is a problem where the individual who issuffer from ADD, when face a circumstance that do
affected by it fails to be attentive for a long period ofnot stimulate them, like school work, try to put their
time. Motor restlessness and impulsive behavior areattention on something that is stimulating to them. Of
other indications of the disorder. Reports suggest thatcourse the school work is completely hampered by
approximately 4.4% of all adults possess somethis, and the child cannot perform well in his or her
degree of ADD.studies. I can narrate a story here told to me by a
ADD is understood as a disorder of the neurobiologicalfriend. This incident happened when knowledge about
type caused in brain by a glitch in the dopaminethe disease was poor. There was a child who would
neurotransmitter systems. Genes play a huge part insuddenly get up on his desk when the class is still
maximum cases. There is 30% chance for a child tocommencing, and would begin to tell jokes. In the
have ADD if a parent or near kith and kin has thebeginning people thought that he was trying to be
disorder. In cases of twin children, if one of the pair hasfunny and consciously disturb the others. But over time
ADD, the other's chances of being struck by theit came to be known that the child had ADD, and his
disease increases by 50%. At one time the belief wasactions were beyond his control.
held that ADD could be caused by poor nutrition, but itPersonal relationships and the ability to be permanently
has been dismissed now as a myth. Similarly, allergies,employed also become cause of concern for people
drugs or bad parenting could be cut off from the list.with ADD. Then legal issue also crop up when ADD
Deep head trauma, fetal alcohol syndrome, intoxicationcauses people to take dangerous chances with
through lead, and thyroid irregularities, are some of thethemselves and end up doing careless things to
other medical conditions showing symptoms like ADD.stimulate themselves.