Attention Deficit Disorder an Otherness in America ADD and how it makes the people who have it social outcasts.

Attention Deficit Disorder an Otherness in America People that suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) are usually considered to be lazy, stupid, and/or unable to learn. Society looks down on people who suffer moderate to severe levels of ADD (Cooley 1998). Even though Attention Deficit Disorder with (ADHD) or without hyperactivity is defined as an imbalance of the brain's ability to manufacture specific chemicals on demand, societal acceptance that the disorder is a real hard …

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