Essay Galaxy - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Disorders have become a very highly controversial
topic during the last decade. Attention Deficit Disorder, also known as ADD,
is a broad, almost generic term for the different types of Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorders. The Diagnostic and Statistical manual of the
American Psychiatric Association offers us this definition: �ADHD is a disorder
that can include a list of nine specific symptoms of inattention and nine
symptoms of hyperactivity/impulsivity.� In addition, the Concise Columbia
Electronic Encyclopedia provides this interpretation: � (a) chronic,
neurologically based syndrome, characterized by any or all of three types of
behavior: hyperactivity, distractibility, and impulsivity. Unlike similar
behaviors caused by emotional problems or an....
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