| Attention Deficit Disorder, otherwise commonly know | | | | adults without ADD.Some of the symptoms of |
| as ADD, is a psychosomatic condition which is | | | | inattentiveness include making careless mistakes in |
| normally characterized by learning and behavioral | | | | homework or activities, difficulty in focusing on |
| disorders. ADD is generally diagnosed in children and it | | | | completing activities, difficulty in performing tasks, |
| affects the male infant population more than girls. | | | | not listening, and being forgetful in daily |
| Attention deficit disorder not only occurs in childhood | | | | activities.Some of the symptoms of hyperactivity |
| but also continues till adulthood in many cases. | | | | include restlessness of hands or feet, excessive |
| Anti-social behaviors are common with ADD | | | | fidgeting, problems in playing or focusing on activities, |
| individuals, but are not seen in children with | | | | or excessive talking.Symptoms due to impulsiveness |
| ADD.Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a | | | | include interrupting a conversation, impatience in |
| developmental disability based on neurobiological | | | | waiting their turn, or blurting out answers even |
| factors. However, the real cause of ADHD is still not | | | | before the question is completed.Adults with ADD |
| known. Studies have shown that ADD is due to | | | | are prone to risk-taking, careless or impulsive |
| genetic transmission from parents to children. It can | | | | behavior, and difficulty with time management and |
| also be the result of deficiency of certain | | | | organization. They often show an inability to structure |
| neurotransmitters or a chemical imbalance.The | | | | their lives and to plan complex daily tasks, and also |
| neurotransmitters are specific chemicals that help the | | | | difficulty in self-control and self-motivation.ADD is |
| brain to regulate the behavior of a person. | | | | very difficult to diagnose and treat in younger people |
| Researches have shown that the rate at which the | | | | as it is sometimes related with mood disorders, |
| brain uses glucose is lower in individuals who are | | | | employment issues, substance abuse, relationship |
| suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder in | | | | problems or other psychological disorders. Previously |
| comparison to people who are not affected by | | | | it was believed that children and adolescents would |
| ADD.Symptoms commonly found among children with | | | | grow out of ADD but now it is clear to psychologists |
| ADD are inattentiveness, impulsive behavior and | | | | that if ADD is not treated in childhood then it can |
| hyperactivity. Children with Attention Deficit | | | | create problems for the patient or his family.To |
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| conversation. Those with ADHD often take part in | | | | on a wide range of topics at |
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| times the rate of accidental injuries as do children or | | | | |