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A 10 page review of the issues surrounding these maladaptive conditions. The author of this
paper reviews the suspected causes and treatments but contends that the fact that there is not specific etiology for these conditions makes
diagnosis and treatment exceptionally difficult. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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File: AM2_PPaddSym.rtf
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD). An estimated three to five percent of children, in fact, are affected by these disorders (National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 1996). These disorders are believed by most to be physiologically based and/or related to environmental conditions encountered by a fetus while it is still in
the womb of its mother. These maladaptive conditions have the potential to cause a variety of disruptive behaviors in the academic, social and work aspects of an individuals life.
Symptoms include inattention, hyperactivity, impulsiveness, forgetfulness, carelessness and inability to process information (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 1996; Perlman, 1996). Diagnosis and treatment of these conditions,
however, can be difficult. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders present a number of concerns for society. Not only can these maladaptive conditions
cause a variety of disruptive behaviors in the academic, social and work aspects of an individuals life; our most frequent choice of addressing the problem often only complicates an already
complicated situation. The diagnosis and treatment of ADD and ADHD should, in fact, proceed with extreme caution. There are numerous criteria which are used to determine if a
diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder is appropriate in a particular case. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, is a handbook used by physicians to determine Attention
Deficit Disorder. According to the handbook, symptoms would have to be frequent and severe enough to "create a real handicap in at least two areas of a persons life,
such as school, work, or social settings in order for a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder to be made (American Psychiatric Association, 1993)". The handbook also specifies that,
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