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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) in AdultsThe Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults is no myth. In fact anywhere from 50 percent to 66 percent of children with ADHD continue on into their adult lives with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) issues to face on their jobs and in their relationships! Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults - A New TheorySince the concept of Attention Deficit Disorder in adults is a fairly new theory that has emerged over the past decade or so, much more information is available about (ADD) Attention Deficit Disorder in children at this time. However, in a nutshell, as an adult, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) has matured into a chronic neurobiological disorder, displaying three main traits: impulsivity, hyperactivity and inattention. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) - The Hereditary LinkAlthough there is yet a positively identified determined set of factors, by they genetic, biological or physiological, that cause a person to become afflicted with Attention Deficit Disorder, fingers point to biological and heredity factors as playing major roles. Other Factors in Attention Deficit Disorder AfflictionCases in which heredity has been ruled out point to the following contributing factors: alcohol and tobacco exposure during fetal development, extremely high levels of lead in the body, birth weight recorded low, difficulties with birth and/or premature delivery, and postnatal injury to the prefrontal brain areas. The Attention Deficit Disorder MythsNote several popular “mythical” factors that many attribute to causing Attention Deficit Disorder when in reality they don’t: too much television, too much sugar and food additives, social environment (like divorce, poverty) or “bad” parenting. Attention Deficit Disorder - A Worldwide FoeAttention Deficit Disorder in adults seems to know no national boundaries, afflicting people worldwide where studies have been performed. And although Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) strikes both genders, adult male sufferers seem to outnumber females in a 2:1 ratio (or lower). Related Keywords: ADD, adults, genetics, myths, alchohol, tobacco, lead, premature birth, brain injury, male, female |
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