What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Student writes personal account of ADHD
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
ADHD and Sleep Disorders
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertIt has long been believed that ADHD and sleep disorders were somehow connected. WHAT IS ADHD?... Read more »
ADHD Question of the Week: Do You Say ADD or ADHD?
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...common for people to use the term ADD to describe Attention Deficit Disorder without... Read more »
We Know So Much More Today
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...American Psychiatric Association changed the name from "Attention Deficit Disorder +/-" to... Read more »
ADHD's Dynamic History: The Effects of Continuously Changing Diagnostic Criteria
By Dr. Ballas , Health ExpertFor over 100 years, the symptoms that constitute ADHD have been continuously refined by the... Read more »
Adult ADD/ADHD
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...decision to change direction. For someone like me with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), the... Read more »
Health Guide
ADHD Issues: What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
...the demands of the particular environment and to specific tasks. The condition is also known as attention deficit disorder or ADD Read more »The People You Meet: Medical Professionals Treating ADHD
During the treatment of ADHD, you may run across a myriad of medical professionals, by many different names. Knowing the difference between them, and understanding what each professional can... Read more »Children with ADD/ADHD: When to See a Doctor
ADD/ADHD is difficult to diagnose in young children. All children develop at their own pace: while one child may reach milestones such as walking at a certain age, another child may not walk until... Read more »ADD or ADHD: Which is Correct?
When you, or your child, were first diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, what name did the doctor give it? Did they say ADD? Or maybe ADHD? Or maybe Attention Deficit Hyperactivity... Read more »ADHD in Children: Birth Through 12 Months
...correlation between genetics and ADHD. We must assume, therefore, that a child with ADHD was born with Attention Deficit Disorder. Most children, however, are not diagnosed with ADHD until past... Read more »Images
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ADHD Damages Workplace Efficiency
June 05, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than those without the disorder. As... Read summary »
Video Games for ADHD
May 05, 2008SAN JOSE, Calif. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- As much as 6 percent of the American population has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a... Read summary »
Diet Makes an Impact on ADHD
May 05, 2008SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- No parent wants her child taking a daily dose of drugs. But drugs are all many parents of kids with ADD or... Read summary »
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Leads to Behavioral Problems
August 03, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have significantly weakened social cognition and emotion-processing... Read summary »
Heart Tests for Kids With ADHD
April 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children with an undetected heart condition may be at risk of sudden cardiac death if they take stimulant medications. Now, new... Read summary »
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