Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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people with ADHD focus their attention, build self-esteem, and function in new ways.
There are also new avenues of research promising to further improve diagnosis and treatment. With so many American children diagnosed as having attention disorder, research on ADHD has become a national priority.
ADHD does not have clear physical signs that can be seen in a x-ray or lab test. Looking for certain characteristic behaviors can only identify ADHD and these behaviors vary from person to person. Scientists have not yet identified a single cause behind all the different patterns of behavior, and they may never find just one. Someday scientists may find that ADHD is actually a term for several slightly different disorders.
Presently, ADHD is a diagnosis applied to children and adults who consistently display certain characteristic behaviors over a period of time. The most common behaviors fall into three categories: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness.
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whether a person has ADHD, specialists consider several critical questions: Are these behaviors excessive, long-term, and pervasive? That is, do they occur more often than in other people the same age? Are they a continuous problem, not just a response to a temporary situation? Do the behaviors occur in several settings or only in one specific place like the playground or the office? The person’s pattern of behavior is compared against a set of criteria and characteristics of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders).
According to the DSM, signs of inattention include:

- Becoming easily distracted by irrelevant sights and sounds.
- Failing to pay attention ...

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