| Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and
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| | to do with how their brains interpret
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| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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| | information. Giving children with
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| (ADHD) are often referred to in the same
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| | impulse control problems tasks that work
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| breath by the general public as learning
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| | with their natures, rather than against
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| disabilities. However, they actually
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| | them-like allowing them to move to
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| belong to a separate group of disorders.
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| | different parts of the house while
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| The Individuals with Disabilities
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| | studying-can help them to maximize their
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| Education Act (IDEA) puts ADD and ADHD in
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| | educational opportunities.
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| the "Other Health Impaired" category.
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| | 3. Problems with maintaining focus
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| The National Institute of Mental Health
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| | Some common indications of this are lack
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| (NIMH) estimates that about 20 to 30% of
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| | of attention to detail and making
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| children with ADD or ADHD also have a
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| | frequent, unnecessary errors. Most
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| learning disability, which further
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| | children with ADD or ADHD are just as
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| complicates the process of distinguishing
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| | intelligent as those without such
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| between the two. Both types of disorders
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| | disabilities, but simply don't have the
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| share a similar host of symptoms, but
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| | skills necessary to concentrate on one
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| should be regarded individually. Some of
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| | task for a sustained period of time.
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| the possible signs of ADD and ADHD
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| | Varying the volume and pitch of your
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| include:
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| | voice may aid in keeping a child with ADD
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| 1. Problems with memory
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| | or ADHD focused.
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| These include disorganization and
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| | ADD and ADHD are two of the most common
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| forgetfulness. Those with organization
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| | childhood disorders in the United States.
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| issues may constantly lose important
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| | In order to make an accurate diagnosis,
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| personal items, such as their textbooks
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| | a child must meet with a psychiatrist who
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| or house keys. Others who have trouble
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| | specializes in ADD and ADHD. The
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| recalling or retrieving information may
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| | psychiatrist then makes an assessment and
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| often forget to finish their tasks, like
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| | talks with the child's parents and
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| chores or homework. In both cases, the
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| | teachers, who must complete a behavioral
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| short-term memory is the area that is
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| | inventory. All other possibilities must
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| most affected. Using additional
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| | be ruled out before diagnosing a child
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| cues-sound or pictures, for example-may
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| | with ADD or ADHD.
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| help children to remember things more
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| | If a child is diagnosed as having ADD or
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| easily. This explains why people often
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| | ADHD, there are a variety of treatment
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| have an easier time remembering the plots
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| | options available, including medicine,
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| of movies that they've seen than those of
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| | therapy, and a combination of the two.
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| books that they've read.
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| | Parents of children with ADD and ADHD
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| 2. Problems with impulse control
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| | must be willing to work closely with
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| This is demonstrated by what may seem to
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| | their child's psychiatrist to find a
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| at first to be behavioral problems, such
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| | system of treatment that suits their
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| as restlessness, impatience, and talking
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| | child. They should also keep their child
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| out of turn. However, these are in fact
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| | as informed as possible every step of the
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| cognitive issues that have little to do
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| | way, no matter how young they may be.
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| with a child's character and everything
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