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Attention Deficit- Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Introduction

At some point, everyone has experienced having trouble concentrating on the task at hand. Especially as children, most of us probably would have rather been outside on a nice day instead of sitting in a classroom concentrating on schoolwork. Even so, most of us could focus if we needed to. Now, imagine being a child or an adult who is not able to focus on or complete any task, no matter how hard he or she tries. Or imagine being hyperactive all the time and not having the ability to control it...this is what life is like for a person with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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Last Updated: January 2008
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