ADD and ADHD: Attention Deficit Disorder

Dopamine: Parkinson's Disease and ADHD to Smoking and Paranoia
by Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D.
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter linked to motor/movement disorders, ADHD, addictions, paranoia, and schizophrenia. Dopamine strongly influences both motor and thinking areas of the brain. One type of Dopamine works in the brain movement and motor system.

ADHD Behavioral Patterns
by Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D.
The following patterns have been found in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) children and adults. The patterns are identified through a combination of professional research and twenty-seven years of clinical experience with ADHD.

When are ADHD Children Identified
by Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D.
ADHD Children are often diagnosed as being hyperactive type or inattentive type-or the combined version. There is difference in identification with these two types. The obviously hyperactive child is often identified within the first week of kindergarten

Treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
by Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D.
Treatment of ADHD often involves a multidisciplinary approach and includes physicians, therapists, educators, and families. Children and adults with mild ADHD may require minimal professional intervention while severe ADHD may require multiple medications

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
by Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D.
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder in children. This handout has been developed to educate parents regarding the causes, symptoms, and issues associated with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
by Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D.
The essential features of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (1994), is the presence of developmentally inappropriate degrees of inattention, impulsive

The Skinny On ADD
Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.
Most people who have ADD don't read books all the way through. It's not because they don't want to; it's because reading entire books is very difficult-sort of like singing an entire song in just one breath.

Home Management Recommendations
by Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D.
Be firm. Establish clear ground rules when the child is young and keep these rules (with whatever needed amendments) on into adolescence. As the child improves in judgment, give him more leeway. Do not flood the child with petty time-consuming decisions

Toward a Definition of ADD
Answers to Distraction
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.
Q: Can you tell me in brief what I need to know about ADD? A: I can try. ADD is a neurological syndrome that is usually genetically transmitted. It is characterized by distractibility, impulsivity, and restlessness.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Introduction
by Rethink
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a genetically determined condition that affects those parts of the brain that control attention, impulses and concentration, It is thought to affect 3-7% of school age childre but does also affect adults.

AD/HD: What It Is and Isn't
AD/HD: Helping Your Child: A Comprehensive Program to Treat Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorders at Home and in School
by Warren Umansky, Ph.D., Barbara Steinberg Smalley
Robert, a third-grader, walks to school most days. His school is no more than a five-minute trek from home, yet even when Robert leaves on time, he is often thirty minutes late. His classmates don't like Robert very much.

Ritalin Ascendant: A Doctor's Dilemma
Running on Ritalin: A Physician Reflects on Children, Society, and Performance in a Pill
by Lawrence H. Diller, M.D.
The sharp rise in ADD diagnosis is directly tied to another startling statistic-a 700 percent increase in the amount of Ritalin produced in the United States during the same time period. An increase of this magnitude in the use of a single medication

Foreword by Dr. Phil McGraw
The ADD Answer: How to Help Your Child Now
by Frank Lawlis, Ph.D.
Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a major challenge for many families in this century. The needs and unresolved challenges of children with ADD are affecting virtually every school in this nation, and a high number of adult issues in the workplace have

What Is Attention Deficit Disorder?
Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.
Once you catch on to what this syndrome is all about, you'll see it everywhere. People you used to think of as disorganized or manic or hyper or creative but unpredictable, people who you know could do more if they could just 'get it together,'

Treatment for ADD, Does Your Child Have ADD?
The ADD Answer: How to Help Your Child Now
by Frank Lawlis, Ph.D.
Parents of children with ADD can become exasperated very early on because it is often difficult to determine if a child truly has attention deficit disorder. According to a widely accepted checklist, ADD should be considered if the child often fails

The Diagnosis
The ADD Answer: How to Help Your Child Now
by Frank Lawlis, Ph.D.
The scenarios of discovery don't vary greatly from one family to the next. Often a teacher sounds the first alarm by alerting parents to the fact that a child is disruptive in class.

Synopsis of Treatment of ADD
Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.
1. Diagnosis: The first step in treatment is making the diagnosis. Often this carries with it considerable relief as the individual feels, 'At last there's a name for it!' The therapy begins with the diagnosis. 2. Education

Synopsis of Treatment of ADD, Part 4
Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.
People with ADD do look out windows. They do not stay on track. They stray. But they also see new things or find new ways to see old things. They are not just the tuned-out of this world; they are also tuned in, often to the fresh and the new.

Medication Is Not the Long-term Answer
The ADD Answer: How to Help Your Child Now
by Frank Lawlis, Ph.D.
Americans are living longer and in better health than ever before. So why is ADD on the rise? I suspect that one day we will find some environmental pollutant responsible for most of the symptoms.

Synopsis of Treatment of ADD, Part 3
Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.
Problems in the development of language can occur at a number of levels and in a number of ways. One can have difficulty with input or with output. Input problems, or what are called receptive language problems, can affect both what you take in