Vision Statement:
To share, enlighten, and prepare people across the globe to better handle and understand the dynamics of A.D.H.D. (Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder)
What is A.D.H.D.
ADHD falls into three different categories: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
Inattention
This has six basic characteristics for diagnosis:
- Not finishing jobs
- Not paying attention
- Not following directions
- Being distracted very easily
- Not listening
- Making careless mistakes
- Overactive talking
- Disturbing others by interrupting
- Fidgeting
- Having trouble to wait their turn
- walking around at the wrong times
- in 1902, Morbid Defect of Moral Control
- in 1922, Post-encephalitic behavior disorders in kids
- in 1937, Amphetamines introduced to treat hyperactive children
- in 1956, Ritalin (methylphenidate) introduced
- in 1960, Minimal brain dysfunction
- in 1968, Hyperkinetic Reaction of Childhood (DSM-II)
- in 1980, Attention Deficit Disorder +/- Hyperactivity (DSM-III)
- in 1994, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (DSM-IV)
- in 2002, Strattera FDA-approved
Hyperactivity-Impulsivity
Usually, hyperactivity and impulsivity are combined together with five basic characteristics for diagnosis:History of A.D.H.D.
Physicians have been challenged for a while to define ADHD.In the past, they believed that ADHD was a disorder of inattention with episodes of hyperactivity and impulsivity caused by poor parenting.Currently, ADHD is thought to be a central nervous system (CNS) disorder.Below, it shows important facts in the understanding and treatment of ADHD:
Key Fact: The term used in the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) diagnostic criteria is ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder).ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) with or without hyperactivity is the older term from the DSM-IIIR.
***Side Note: Ritalin is a registered trademark of the Novartis Corporation.