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October 19, 2004
Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder in children

Sam was your average 4-year-old boy. He had many friends and was well liked by everyone. All in all he seemed be well adjusted. However, when he started kindergarten, his teacher started sending notes home to his mother telling her that Sam was causing trouble and not following the rules. His mother was concerned, and would constantly try to get him to behave. But no matter how much he tried, Sam just kept on getting into trouble. Finally his mom took him to see a psychologist - maybe he would be able to tell her why Sam was always running around when he was supposed to be sitting, or why he was always fidgeting and not paying attention in class. After the conversation between the psychologist and Sam, which included Sam running around the room three times, knocking over a pile of papers, and a bit of conversing, the psychologist diagnosed Sam with ADHD. Sam's Mom was relieved to hear that there was a reason...

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   ADD. Attention Deficit Disorder In the United States Attention Deficit Disorder
   (ADD) is the most common mental disorder found in children. ...

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   ADD. Attention Deficit Disorder, widely known as ADD, is a brain disorder which
   many people suffer from daily. ... There are eight common symptoms of ADD. ...

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   add. ... ADD is defined as an inability to control behavior due to difficulty in
   processing neural stimuli. Most of the diagnosis is at childhood. ...

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   Add. ... People with attention deficit disorder ( ADD) are easily distracted, and may
   be unable to focus more than a few moments on mental tasks. . ...

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   ADD. Approximately 3-5% of all American children have Attention Deficit Disorder
   (ADD). ADD is a leading cause of school failure and under-achievement. ...