ADHD

ADHD Have you ever noticed that some people have difficulty sitting still, paying attention or controlling impulsive behavior' Sure we all have, we are even victims of these acts ourselves. What if it became so pervasive and persistent that it interferes with your daily life, including home, social, academic, and work settings' Then you would be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or also known as ADHD. You shouldn’t be alarmed or afraid; between 3% and 5% of the population in this country are affected by ADHD. Besides in this medically advanced society you can always be told what your disorder is, how to Diagnosis the problem, and how to get treated. Once you have information you are in control. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurobiological disability. This disability has three major sub types; ADHD primarily inattentive type, ADHD primarily hyperactive/impulsive type, and ADHD combined type. “ children most likely represent a continuum of attention and activity / impulsivity problems”(Semrud-Clekeman, Nielsen, Clinton, Sylvester, Parle, and Connor, 1999, p. 587) ADHD primarily inattentive type also known as ADHD-I is when a person fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes, has difficulty sustaining attention, does not appear to listen, adhd, attention, disorder, difficulty, children, type, adults, treatment, treating, primarily, medications, hyperactivity, behavior, relationships, person, known, know, important, hyperactive/impulsive, disability, deficit, cause, situations, research, psychotherapy, psycho, problem, people, one, neurobiological, mental, medical, management, link, life, intervention, including, inattentive, impulsivity, help, great, excessively, even, disorders, decrease, daily, comes, combined, between, been