Attention Deficit Disorder
Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 23:01:04
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health & Beauty
Length: 9 pages (2559 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health & Beauty
Length: 9 pages (2559 words)
Attention Deficit Disorder is a neurological syndrome that is usually genetically transmitted. It is characterized by distractibility, impulsivity, and restlessness. People with ADD tend to think quickly and creatively. They are usually smart, intuitive, and full of new ideas and plans. Sometimes they procrastinate, having trouble staying on task, completing projects, or following through on ideas. Sometimes they underachieve in school or unintentionally disrupt social occasions. All these problems relate to their brain having trouble …
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