ADHD.

Approximately 4 percent of the population within the United States has ADHD. (NIMH) About one-half to two-thirds of the children who are diagnosed will continue to have some difficulties with ADHD during their adulthood.(NIMH) According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders there are three different types of ADHD; ADHD combined type, ADHD predominantly Innatentive type, and ADHD Hyperactive Impulsive type (APA 87). ADHD is characterized by the main features of Inattention, hyperactivity, and …

…focused attention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. ADHD affects children and adults alike with varying degrees of intensity. ADHD affects people in different ways and is more apparent in some people than others. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2000. National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health. Decade of the Brain-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. U.S government Printing Office, Washington, DC, NIH 96-3572.