What is Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)?
ADD is an umbrella term used to describe several different disorders that affect an individual’s ability to concentrate. A person who has ADD generally has had one or more of the following symptoms over a long period of time: distractibility; short attention span, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. There are several types of attention-based disabilities including ADD and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The acronym ADD is often used to represent all of these different types as is done here.
