| A common misconception, when it comes to
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| | activities, and not be appropriate
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| Attention Deficit Disorder, is that it is
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| | behavior for the age group of the child.
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| one in the same with hyperactivity.
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| | They must also occur for an extended
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| However, this is far from the truth.
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| | period of time, at least six months and
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| While people with ADD may exhibit signs
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| | be identifiable prior to the age of 7 and
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| of hyperactivity, it is not an inherent
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| | continue thereafter.
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| trait of the disorder and often does not
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| | However, some children with ADD also have
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| occur with sufferers of ADD.
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| | hyperactivity, demonstrated as excessive
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| Hyperactivity is a general term referring
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| | fidgeting, running, and jumping at
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| to excessive and/or pathological
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| | inappropriate times. They often seem to
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| activeness. This term is often used
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| | have an inability to be still. If a child
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| erroneously for an active person that
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| | exhibits hyperactivity in addition to
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| does not meet the excessive criteria. It
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| | Attention Deficit Disorder, they are
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| is important to understand that all
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| | often termed "ADHD": Attention Deficit
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| children are active to a certain extent,
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| | Hyperactivity Disorder. While many people
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| and that some are even extremely active.
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| | assume the term ADD is an antiquated
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| However, this does not necessarily
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| | version of ADHD, they actually refer to
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| constitute hyperactivity. A hyperactive
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| | two different types of disorders.
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| person will seem to be driven to
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| | In all, there are typically three
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| movement, making it almost impossible to
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| | variations of ADD or ADHD. These are (1)
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| sit still. If sitting, they will often
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| | inattentive type, (2)
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| fidget or talk excessively as a
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| | hyperactive-impulsive type, and (3)
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| countermeasure. Hyperactivity is often
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| | combination. Obviously the inattentive
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| difficult to assess in adults; however,
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| | type exhibits a difficulty in paying
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| children are much easier to diagnose.
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| | attention and completing activities, but
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| Attention Deficit Disorder, on the other
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| | is not hyperactive. These children tend
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| hand, is exhibited by inattentiveness,
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| | to be more difficult to diagnose. On the
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| impulsiveness, and distractibility, but
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| | other hand, the hyperactive-impulsive
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| not necessarily hyperactivity. A child
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| | type is extremely active and has a
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| that suffers from ADD may have difficulty
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| | difficulty controlling their behavior. Of
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| completing assignments, paying attention,
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| | course, the third type is a combination
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| and/or waiting their turn. In order for
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| | of the two previous types and displays
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| any of these behaviors to constitute a
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| | inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and
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| disorder, they must be extreme, create
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| | impulsiveness.
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| difficulty in completing daily
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