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What are the symptoms of adult ADD?
Adults with ADD/ADHD often have difficulty staying focused and attending to daily, mundane tasks. They can also be hyperactive, and prone to impulsive behaviour.
What percentage of children were diagnosed with ADD or ADHD in 1990?
no one had any idea what ADD was in 1990
Is there a website that offers more information on the ADHD diet for children?
WebMD has a section on ADHD, which includes diet suggestions for children and adults. There is also a site called ADHD awareness that has some pieces about nutrition. Many ADD/ADHD people self-medicate with caffeine, which should be discouraged.
What is the most common mental health problem experienced by young adults?
Depression or ADD/ADHD
Who is affected by add?
According to some sources, ADD and ADHD affect somewhere between 3% and 5% of all children. It actually gets diagnosed in up to 16% of all school aged children, which suggests that it may be over-diagnosed. While the conventional belief for years was that a person would "outgrow" it, more recent research suggests that up to 50% of children with it will continue to have symptoms into adulthood. Since behavior modification has been shown to be an effective component in treatments with ADD/ADHD, it is quite possible that the reason more adults who were diagnosed with ADD/ADHD as kids don't show symptoms as adults is that they learned to cope with it, not that it went away. It has also been noted genetics seems to play a role in ADD/ADHD. Close relatives of people with ADD/ADHD are much more likely to also have ADD/ADHD than the general population. Males are roughly 2 to 3 times as likely to be ADD/ADHD as females. The gender difference may be due to higher susceptibility of males to ADD/ADHD or just a result of females being less likely to be diagnosed.
What are other names for ADHD?
ADHD is also known as Add;attention deficit disorder.
Are there scholarships for individuals with ADHD?
Eli Lilly offers the Focus on Your Possibilities scholarship to adults diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. Upside: One of, if not the only scholarship program established for those diagnosed with ADD/ADHD Downside: You have to be at least 25 years old to apply
What percentage of people with ADHD suffer from depression?
Approximately 50-60% of individuals with ADHD also experience symptoms of depression at some point in their lives. This comorbidity can result in additional challenges in their daily functioning and overall well-being. It's important to address both conditions when providing treatment.
Can a person have ADHD ADD OCD and tourettes?
Usually you are born with autism adhd and ocd , But peopel with autism also tend to have adhd and ocd
What if you can not focus?
A psychological review can help you. You also might have ADHD or ADD.
Is the term ADD for kids or adults?
ADD is an acronym for attention-deficit disorder which exists in both children and adults. This term is since depreciated but is sometimes used to refer to a type of ADHD. ADHD is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder that is characterized by having a combination of attentional problems and hyperactivity, which each occurring infrequently alone. ADHD has three subtypes: predominantly hyperactive-impulsive, predominately inattentive, or combined hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive. ADD is sometimes used to refer to subtype two (predominately inattentive) since it regards more to attention as opposed to hyperactivity. The name is then shortened to ADD. This is not medically correct, but is still commonly in use. ADHD of all three subtypes can exist in both children and adults.
What is used more ADD or ADHD?
ADHD is a term used more than ADD. Officially, ADHD is the main medical term for the condition. As stated in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) which is published by APA (American Psychiatric Association), there are 3 subtypes of ADHD, one of which is also called ADD.
