| Approximately 5% of the population suffers | | | | are unaware of their environment, giving them |
| from ADD, with majority of them being | | | | the appearance of being highly disorganized |
| children. However, it is possible for ADD to | | | | and flighty. Hyperactivity Especially for |
| carry on into adulthood due to a lack of | | | | children, it is easy to observe symptoms of |
| treatment. Whilst there is insufficient | | | | hyperactivity. These is usually reflected in |
| research to support the causes of ADD, it can | | | | their ability to remain in the same position |
| be due to genetics, prenatal conditions or | | | | for more than a few seconds. For children, |
| neurological damage. ADD is a condition | | | | there is a tendency to ignore instructions |
| whereby the reticular activating system is | | | | and be immersed in playing or running around |
| impaired, reducing the amount of | | | | the room. For adults, it may be subtle signs |
| norepinephrine in the brain, which causes | | | | such as fidgeting in the seat continuously, |
| difficulty in communication within different | | | | or playing with their hands and feet. |
| regions of the brain. The symptoms of ADD are | | | | Impulsiveness This could be manifested in the |
| similar for children and adults, although | | | | need to talk excessively, or cutting into |
| adults are seldom diagnosed as they have a | | | | conversations before the other party has |
| better ability to cover up their reactions. | | | | finished. For children who are playing, it |
| There are many forms of ADD as well, ranging | | | | could be sudden actions or a stubborn streak |
| from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | | | | to halt playtime activities. In the |
| (ADHD), Attention Deficit Behavior Disorder | | | | classroom, they tend to speak out of turn |
| (ADBD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder | | | | without waiting for the teacher to call on |
| (ODD) to Conduct Disorder (CD). In general, | | | | them, or even before the teacher has finished |
| the symptoms such as inability to focus and | | | | asking a question. In adults, there is a |
| agitation are known to carry over into | | | | dangerous tendency to indulge in dangerous |
| adulthood. For our purposes, we will be | | | | activities without careful considerations of |
| identifying the various symptoms without | | | | the risks or consequences. Low Self |
| distinction towards adults or children. This | | | | Confidence Adults and children alike who |
| is due to the likelihood of symptoms carrying | | | | suffer from ADD tend to have low self |
| over as the children mature. Inability to | | | | confidence due to self directed frustration |
| Focus Due to the short attention span of | | | | at their inability to focus and complete |
| individuals suffering from ADD, they find it | | | | tasks at hand. They also suffer from the |
| difficult to focus on any one task or thought | | | | social stigma and the fear that they are not |
| process at a time. This causes them to appear | | | | good enough due to comments from people |
| as bored, and they tend to be forgetful. | | | | around them. |
| Misplacing items or having wandering thoughts | | | | |
| during discussions are very common for them. | | | | Greg Frost is a leading innovator in the |
| Disorganization For individuals who suffer | | | | field of ADHD and the founder of which |
| from ADD, they tend to be restless and | | | | specializes in providing a whole range of |
| inattentive, making it difficult for them to | | | | ADHD Medications topics to improve the |
| focus on one task at a time. Hence, they tend | | | | quality of people's lives and help them |
| to be more disorganized as they jump from one | | | | concentrate. |
| object to another, and most of the times they | | | | |