What Is ADHD?
What is ADHD, otherwise known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? Hear from expert Thomas E. Brown, PhD, on what causes ADHD and ADD, as well as its signs and symptoms, including inattenti...
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ADHD is a term that's tossed arounda lot these days, but the fact isthat many people don't really understandthe way we understand it today.Sometimes you'll hear it called ADD,as in attention deficit disorder, and sometimesyou'll hear it called ADHD,attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.The fact is most of us use both terms interchangeably.And what we now know is that this clusterof difficulties that we speak about as attention deficit disorderis really a problem with the unfoldingof the management system of the brain.It's not simply about behavior.It's not simply are you listening when somebody's talking to you.It has to do with being able to get organized and get started.It has to do with being able t...
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ADHD is a term that's tossed arounda lot these days, but the fact isthat many people don't really understandthe way we understand it today.Sometimes you'll hear it called ADD,as in attention deficit disorder, and sometimesyou'll hear it called ADHD,attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.The fact is most of us use both terms interchangeably.And what we now know is that this clusterof difficulties that we speak about as attention deficit disorderis really a problem with the unfoldingof the management system of the brain.It's not simply about behavior.It's not simply are you listening when somebody's talking to you.It has to do with being able to get organized and get started.It has to do with being able t...
