ADD and ADHD: Attention Deficit Disorder

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).

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.

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.

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.