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Attention Deficit Disorder

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: IS IT A DISEASE OR JUST A PHASE?

When you were a kid, didn't you run about all the time for no particular cause? Didn't you continuously turn your concentration from one thing to the other? Didn't you have a tough time sitting motionless? Didn't you have a tough time concentrating on one thing, for long span of time? You were a kid and you behaved the manner in which nearly all children do. You did not reflect about things, you simply did them since at that age, there was no thinking procedure. Nearly all children get through this stage in their early life, but science has gone ahead and told us that perhaps this action is not so normal.

Attention Deficit Disorder, how do we describe it? You would believe with all the great minds in the world that somebody would have come up with a description that suits. But that is not the case - it appears that ADD is an arbitrary definition and not essentially an illness.

There is still puzzlement over who does and does not have ADD. A few associates of the mental health association had a demand to categorize any person with ADD, as having a brain deficiency. Apparently this was as a result of the fact that the first group of ADD patients that were studied had been ill with encephalitis, which is an inflammation of the brain. But this criterion no longer is no longer valid, for the reason that over the years, people with no brain deficiencies, have been added to the roll call of ADD.

At this time, there are two most important kinds of ADD. ADD with hyperactivity and ADD without hyperactivity. Indications of ADD plus hyperactivity are described as: can't keep on seated, restless, climbs or runs a lot, talks much, can't play peacefully and also having a tough time standing in line or waiting for their turn. A few indications of ADD without hyperactivity are, disordered, having a tough time concentrating on tasks, with no trouble getting diverted and does not appear to pay attention.

Therefore, who has ADD? The numbers by and large given are 3 to 5 percent of the people. But no one knows. Since ADD is so arbitrary, it is apparent that several who are listed as ADD, may not even fit in there.

There is still an important debate going on as to the validness of ADD. Is it genuine? A number of people say that ADD is not an illness, but a compilation of mannerisms and indications, that may possibly be generated by any number of troubles. And when you include the reality that the specialists in the field, can't even make a decision on what precisely ADD is and who precisely has it, then this only gives more credibility to those that gave a suspicion over the presence of ADD. Of course there are lots of people who consider that ADD is genuine and not just some stage a person is going through. They consider that people ought to be taken care of for their symptoms and not be anticipated to just get out of them.

Disorder Deficit Attention

I'm definitely one of these people. I have a friend, my partner, and a younger brother that all were diagnosed with ADD and for them, it's not a phase. In all three cases, no one has shown improvement on their own. My brother is the only one who has shown significant behavioural improvements, and he is the only one who is receiving professional and medical help. His improvements stun and amaze everyone that knows him.

The friend's behaviour is ignored by his parents (the parents are not seeking treatment and not attempting to help fix his behaviour), and he is not seeking help either. He has not shown any improvements. He is not doing badly, but he seems to be having difficulty with his behaviour in his job.

My partner has never seeked help, nor his family, but his parents did try to correct his behaviour on their own, as best they could. My partner's behaviour is majorly impacting his life at this moment, but we are not sure at the moment if it is the ADD solely. It is probably the ADD and a mixture of other stresses and/or mental issues. However, it is unclear at the moment, as we are seeking help, but the help is coming slowly. Canada's healthcare is not the fastest, to put it lightly