ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER:

ADHD and ADD, Causing stress and disbelief?was as a result of the fact that the first group of ADD
When you were a kid, didn't you run about all the timepatients that were studied had been ill with encephalitis,
for no particular cause? Didn't you continuously turnwhich is an inflammation of the brain. But this criterion
your concentration from one thing to the other? Didn'tno longer is no longer valid, for the reason that over
you have a tough time sitting motionless? Didn't youthe years, people with no brain deficiencies, have been
have a tough time concentrating on one thing, for longadded to the roll call of ADD.
span of time? You were a kid and you behaved theAt this time, there are two most important kinds of
manner in which nearly all children do. You did notADD. ADD with hyperactivity and ADD without
reflect about things, you simply did them since at thathyperactivity. Indications of ADD plus hyperactivity are
age, there was no thinking procedure. Nearly all childrendescribed as: can't keep on seated, restless, climbs or
get through this stage in their early life, but science hasruns a lot, talks much, can't play peacefully and also
gone ahead and told us that perhaps this action is nothaving a tough time standing in line or waiting for their
so normal.turn. A few indications of ADD without hyperactivity
Attention"> Deficit Disorder, how do we describe it?are, disordered, having a tough time concentrating on
You would believe with all the great minds in the worldtasks, with no trouble getting diverted and does not
that somebody would have come up with aappear to pay attention.
description that suits. But that is not the case - itTherefore, who has ADD? The numbers by and large
appears that ADD is an arbitrary definition and notgiven are 3 to 5 percent of the people. But no one
essentially an illness.knows. Since ADD is so arbitrary, it is apparent that
There is still puzzlement over who does and does notseveral who are listed as ADD, may not even fit in
have ADD. A few associates of the mental healththere. There is always lots of further reading available
association had a demand to categorize any personto help you make up your mind.
with ADD, as having a brain deficiency. Apparently this