"Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurological brain disorder that manifests as a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity that is more frequent and severe than is typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development. ADHD begins in childhood, and as has only recently been understood, can persist into adulthood as well. While some children outgrow ADHD, about 60% continue to have symptoms into adulthood. The disorder manifests differently in adults as hyperactivity tends to diminish." (www.adhd.com, 2007)
I really hope this information debunks the mythical "definitions" of ADHD, aka Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, out there. This information is reliable, fact-based, and referenced. Degrading self-righteous opinions and narrow-minded assumptions are not included in this text.
http://www.adhd.com/
parents/
parents_facts_adhd_genetic.jsp
It is believed that ADHD is a highly genetic disorder. Approximately 35 percent of parents of children with ADHD have the disorder themselves. It's also not uncommon to discover that other people in the family (siblings, aunts, and/or uncles) also have ADHD. Interestingly, many parents only come to learn about their own ADHD once their child has been diagnosed. This may explain a lifetime of frustrations and prompt them to get help. (www.adhd.com, 2007)
Fiction vs. Facts
http://www.adhd.com/
parents/
parents_facts_adhd_facts.jsp
FICTION:
All children with ADHD eventually "outgrow" it.
FACT:
About 60% of children diagnosed with ADHD continue to exhibit symptoms as adults.
FICTION:
ADHD is not a medical condition.
FACT:
It is a medical condition, linked to a chemical imbalance in the brain. It is officially recognized by leading medical experts and institutions, including the U.S. Surgeon General, the American Psychiatric Association, and others.
FICTION:
Bad parenting is responsible for ADHD.
FACT:
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) states that scientists are finding more and more evidence that ADHD does not stem from home environment, but from biological causes.
FICTION:
People with ADHD always have problems paying attention.
FACT:
Sometimes people with ADHD hyper-focus. They focus on one thing and ignore all else around them.
FICTION:
ADHD affects more males than females.
FACT:
As children, the male to female ratio is 4:1, as females are often underdiagnosed. Among adults, almost as many women as men seek treatment.
FICTION:
ADHD can only be treated with medications.
FACT:
The NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study for Children with ADHD (MTA Study) studied nearly 600 elementary school children and concluded that the most effective treatments were a closely monitored medication treatment and a treatment that combines behavioral therapy and medication.
http://www.adhd.com/
parents/
parents_facts_adhd_genetic.jsp
It is believed that ADHD is a highly genetic disorder. Approximately 35 percent of parents of children with ADHD have the disorder themselves. It's also not uncommon to discover that other people in the family (siblings, aunts, and/or uncles) also have ADHD. Interestingly, many parents only come to learn about their own ADHD once their child has been diagnosed. This may explain a lifetime of frustrations and prompt them to get help. (www.adhd.com, 2007)
Fiction vs. Facts
http://www.adhd.com/
parents/
parents_facts_adhd_facts.jsp
FICTION:
All children with ADHD eventually "outgrow" it.
FACT:
About 60% of children diagnosed with ADHD continue to exhibit symptoms as adults.
FICTION:
ADHD is not a medical condition.
FACT:
It is a medical condition, linked to a chemical imbalance in the brain. It is officially recognized by leading medical experts and institutions, including the U.S. Surgeon General, the American Psychiatric Association, and others.
FICTION:
Bad parenting is responsible for ADHD.
FACT:
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) states that scientists are finding more and more evidence that ADHD does not stem from home environment, but from biological causes.
FICTION:
People with ADHD always have problems paying attention.
FACT:
Sometimes people with ADHD hyper-focus. They focus on one thing and ignore all else around them.
FICTION:
ADHD affects more males than females.
FACT:
As children, the male to female ratio is 4:1, as females are often underdiagnosed. Among adults, almost as many women as men seek treatment.
FICTION:
ADHD can only be treated with medications.
FACT:
The NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study for Children with ADHD (MTA Study) studied nearly 600 elementary school children and concluded that the most effective treatments were a closely monitored medication treatment and a treatment that combines behavioral therapy and medication.
by A mother advocate of a wonderful ADHD child July 10, 2007
the inability to listen to a full song, or in some cases the need to repeat songs over and over until one with mdd is sick of it.
there is no cure.
there is no cure.
jenny: hey scott, why did you skip that song? it wasnt at the end yet!
scott: sorry jenny, but i have music deficit disorder
scott: sorry jenny, but i have music deficit disorder
by amaezing88 March 07, 2012
It has to be the YELLEN holler of the GOVERNMENT hearing that echo that CRYPTOCURRENCY BRACKET has just passed the FEDERAL DEFICIT WINDSHE'LL WIPER TWENTY times over and is forecast to be greater than ONE G00G0L within less than negative six PEDOPHILE YEARS as TRUMP JR. IS RIGHT as OPERATION PR260 someone is out there MANDATORY PISS DRINKING and giving SKITTLES to some PEDOPHILE ADD on FECESBOOK plus as an ENVOY ESPIONAGE TO PUTIN PROVER and not only that BIDEN is forming now THE THINK BINDER and an all out BOYCOTT on PUT OPTIONS IS IN big time so don't throw any CHRISt SHORT PITCHES BROKERS whoever wants to sit on this BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG as the SHE SUN GOD NOT is PALE ALT back for a drink at STANFORD MOTEL as a PARADOX in MEN LOW PARK and that be DR DYLAN ANAL O'CONNOR ALAN those PEDOPHILES as warning stay out of SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY as it takes too long to get there as can they come together in HEAT AT SHE RA TON as DR too smart too waste in STEEL BARS as MICHAEL BOLTON knows this.
by NOBLE PEACE SUNDER EEE March 09, 2022
Keith has Attention deficit disorder so bad, he will do anything to get you to pay attention to him no matter how lame it makes him.
by Larrry Steiner April 08, 2023
A social phenomenon in the early 21st century where human beings regularly dehumanize each other due to algorithmic feeds, the internet, and other environmental shifts that haven't allowed their genes to catch up.
Hey, have you noticed that everyone seems to have a short fuse lately? Ya, it's due to the Civility Deficit! We need to work on this.
by smuckersgrapejelly June 08, 2021
attention deficit disorder: a syndrome formerly thought to affect children only, but now known to also affect adults, that is characterized by frequent, chronic distractibility, and either inattentiveness or hyperactivity (fidgeting).
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argh deficit disorder: what a pirate says to express annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration about attention deficit disorder.
argh: what a pirate says to express annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.
argh deficit disorder: what a pirate says to express annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration about attention deficit disorder.
by Pseudonymthewild@gmail.com February 19, 2013
When someone suffers from not being able to work their cell phone, tablet, laptop and other technology related devices.
by CreativeBruces November 18, 2022