| Attention deficit disorder is a condition | | | | ADD due to hyperactivity include fidgets with |
| that's characterized by behavioral & learning | | | | hands, squirms in seat, fidgeting with feet, |
| disorders. This disease is generally | | | | running about or climbing excessively in |
| diagnosed in children & mostly affects boys | | | | situation where it is not required. |
| than the girls. This disease tends to linger | | | | |
| on in adulthood in some cases. | | | | Other symptoms include facing trouble in |
| | | | playing or engaging in leisure activities & |
| Hyperactivity, distractibility & impulsivity | | | | excessive talking. Patients with ADD may also |
| are some of the most common characteristics | | | | suffer from impulsivity that include blurting |
| found in children with ADD. This makes | | | | out answers way before the question are |
| children difficult to perform a task assigned | | | | completed in tempting in a conversation & |
| to them or concentrated on some of the | | | | facing difficulty in waiting for their turn. |
| important aspects of conversations. | | | | |
| | | | Some people even face difficulty in remaining |
| ADD is a neurobiologically-based | | | | seated for a long time. Here are some other |
| developmental disability that usually affects | | | | symptoms of ADD:a) Facing excessive |
| children. | | | | difficulty in following instructions.b) |
| | | | Shifting from one uncompleted task to |
| The actual cause of this disease is not | | | | another.c) Facing difficulty in playing |
| known. However, many researches have proved | | | | quickly.d) Talking excessively.e) Forgetting |
| that the disease is caused due to the genetic | | | | things that are important for tasks or |
| transmission of the condition from parents to | | | | activitiesf) Eagerness in participating in |
| the children. This can be also a result of a | | | | dangerous activities without knowing |
| type of chemical imbalance or deficiency of | | | | consequences.g) Easy distraction by |
| some important neurotransmitters. | | | | extraneous stimuli.h) Unable to follow daily |
| | | | tasks.i) Difficulty in organizing |
| Neurotransmitters are actually chemicals that | | | | activities.j) Avoiding important tasks & |
| help the brain regulate the behavior of an | | | | assignments.k) Feeling & acting restless. |
| individual. According to a recent study, it | | | | |
| has been proved that the rate at which the | | | | Once it is confirmed that an individual is |
| brain uses glucose, the main energy source is | | | | suffering from ADD & all the symptoms confirm |
| lower in people suffering from ADD as | | | | this, it is important to take immediate |
| compared to individuals not suffering without | | | | medical attention. |
| ADD. | | | | |
| | | | Meet an expert medical practitioner & follow |
| Some of the symptoms of inattention in this | | | | all the instructions provided by him or her. |
| disease include inattention, hyperactivity & | | | | You also need to go for medication as |
| impulsivity. Some of these symptoms due to in | | | | prescribed by your health care practitioner. |
| attention include conditions such as facing | | | | This will help you cure this disease promptly |
| difficulty in sustaining attention in certain | | | | & effectively. It is also important to |
| tasks & activities, not able to listen when | | | | provide adequate social support to the |
| spoken to directly, indulging in careless | | | | patient to help him come out of this |
| mistakes in school activities & forgetting | | | | situation. Remember that it is a joint effort |
| certain tasks in daily activities. | | | | of the health care practitioner, the |
| | | | individual, people around him & medication |
| Some of the symptoms faced by patients with | | | | that work towards the cure of this condition. |