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About Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a persistent pattern of inattention or hyperactivity/impulsivity manifested in academic, employment, or social situations. In academic and employment settings, AD/HD may be demonstrated by careless mistakes and disorganized work. Individuals often have difficulty concentrating on and completing tasks, frequently shifting from one uncompleted activity to another. In social situations, inattention may be apparent by frequent shifts in conversation, poor listening comprehension, and not following the details or rules of games and other activities. Symptoms of hyperactivity may take the form of restlessness and difficulty with quiet activities. AD/HD arises during childhood and is attributed neither to gross neurological, sensory, language, or motor impairment nor to mental retardation or severe emotional disturbance.
Selected resources for students with AD/HD
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ChADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
Telephone: 800-233-4050
Web: http://www.chadd.org
Information, advocacy, and support groups.
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065
Web: http://www.add.org
Information and referrals.
Brain SPECT
Web: http://www.brainplace.com
Information and resources.
Suggested reading
Amen, D. G. 2001. Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the Six Types of ADD. New York: G. P. Putnam.
Hallowell, E. M. and J. J. Ratey. 1994. Answers to Distraction. New York: Bantam Books.
Hallowell, E. M. and J. J. Ratey. 1994. Driven to Distraction. New York: Bantam Books.
Hallowell, E. M. and J. J. Ratey. 2005. Delivered from Distraction. New York: Ballantine Books.
Solden, S. 1995. Women with attention deficit disorder. Grass Valley, CA: Underwood Books.
