| on Deficit Disorder is a chronic neurological disorder, | | | | The combined type will exhibit both types of |
| which is predominantly diagnosed in children. Statistics | | | | symptoms. |
| estimates that 2-5 % of the population is affected | | | | Usually, children with ADD will have certain learning |
| by ADD, considering the rare possibility for cases of | | | | disabilities, anxiety, depression, low thyroid, and |
| Adult ADD. ADD is one of the disturbing pediatric | | | | tendency to violate rules and regulations. It is quite |
| disorders in the United States, since 5 million are | | | | interesting that the features of gifted children are |
| affected by this disorder. Attention deficit disorder is | | | | often misinterpreted as symptoms of ADD. In adults, |
| the old name of the disease with characteristic | | | | ADD is characteristic with symptoms such as low |
| symptoms of hyperactivity, inattention and | | | | esteem, procrastination, boredom, anxiety, |
| impulsivity, which is later renamed as Attention Deficit | | | | depression, mood swings, relationship problems, |
| Hyperactivity Disorder (AD HD). The disorder is | | | | forgetfulness, restlessness, sleep problems, and |
| classified into three distinct subtypes, ADHD | | | | addiction. |
| predominantly combined type, ADHD predominantly | | | | Treatments for ADD are not effective to provide a |
| inattentive type and ADHD predominantly | | | | complete cure, to date, since the exact cause of the |
| hyperactive-impulsive type, on the basis of the | | | | disease is not identified. The only known fact is that |
| pronounced characteristic symptom. | | | | the disease is brought on because of some sort of |
| Children with ADD show distractibility, forgetfulness, | | | | neurological problem. It is suspected that impairment |
| impulse control, and disorganization. It is often | | | | to the neurotransmitters can be the possible cause. |
| misdiagnosed as any learning disability disease, | | | | Physicians prescribe several medications, which help |
| however, pervasive symptoms for six months must | | | | the ADD patients to control their symptoms |
| be suspected. Diagnostic and statistical manual of | | | | effectively. The simulative medications include |
| mental disorders describe particular symptoms for | | | | methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine, and |
| the children belonging to each type of ADD. The | | | | benzphetamine. The brand names such as Ritalin and |
| inattentive type shows the symptom such as | | | | Adderall are some of the widely accepted drugs for |
| careless mistakes due to inattention, trouble in playing | | | | ADD treatment. The psychotherapies such as |
| games that require concentration, failure to follow | | | | behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy, relaxation |
| instructions, avoiding school projects and seminars, | | | | therapy and neurofeedback are suggested to |
| forgetfulness, distractibility and recurring losses. The | | | | improve the social behavior of ADD patients. In |
| hyperactivity-impulsive type shows symptoms such | | | | addition, nutritional supplements such as zinc, amino |
| as restlessness, difficulty in staying seated, wanting | | | | acids, and fatty acids such as Omega 3, are |
| to run and climb all the time, answering before a | | | | recommended to enhance the condition of ADD |
| question has been completed, and excessive speech. | | | | patients. |