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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Title: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Category: Recreation & Sports / Mental Health
Details: Words: 3104 | Pages: 13.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Chris Brown
English 102: section 6
May 3, 1996
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER
Approximately 3-5% of all American children have an
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). ADD is a leading cause of
school failure and under-achievement. ADD characteristics often
arise in early childhood. As many as 50% of children with ADD
are never diagnosed. Boys significantly outnumber girls, though
girls are more likely to be undiagnosed with ADD. 'ADD is not
an attention disorder, but a disorder of impulse control ( Seminar
notes Barkeley) .'
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…showed last 75 words of 3104 total…Disorder patients require therapy to give guidance . Adult
patients have the burden of the past that often hinders their
progress. The patient then needs help with the relief of
disappointment, frustration, and nagging sense of self-doubt that
often weighs upon the ADD patient. Some ADD patients suffer
from low-grade depression or anxiety, others with a dependence on
alcohol or drugs, and most with low self-esteem and feelings of
helplessness.
Therapy also helps the ADD pa
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