ADD – What Is It?

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ADHD, or what’s more commonly referred to as simply ADD, is one of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed diseases in the world. The truth is, most people don’t understand ADD and wouldn’t recognize a person with it if they saw one. It is the hope of this article and the series to follow, to educate you about ADD, what it is, how it’s diagnosed, how it’s treated and several other topics that hopefully will aid in your awareness and understanding of this disease.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD or ADD, is a condition where the person with it is unable to maintain attention for an extended period of time. Other symptoms are impulsive behavior and motor restlessness. It is said that about 4.4% of all adults have ADD.

ADD is what is classified as a neurobiological disorder caused by problems in the dopamine neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Most cases of ADD are inherited. If a parent or close blood relative has ADD then there is a 30% chance that a child will have ADD. In studies of twins it is shown that if one twin has ADD there is a 50% chance that the other twin will also have ADD. ADD is not caused by poor...

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