What is an Attention Deficit Disorder?
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a syndrome which is usually characterized by serious and persistent difficulties resulting in: poor attention span weak impulse control hyperactivity ADD also has a subtype which includes hyperactivity (ADHD). It is a treatable (note not curable) complex disorder which affects approximately 3 to 6 percent of the population (70% in relatives of ADD children). Inattentiveness, impulsivity, and often times, hyperactivity, are common characteristics of the disorder. Boys with ADD tend to outnumber girls by 3 to 1, although ADD in girls is underdiagnosed. ADD without hyperactivity is also known as ADD/WO (WithOut) or Undifferentiated ADD.
