Dispelling confusion around
What is ADHD.

What is ADHD?
The simple version:
ADHD is a mental disorder with symptoms of
Inattention, Hyperactivity and Impulsivity.

Unfortunately, life is not so simple.
We need to figure out what this condition is using an ADHD definition. In order to explain this complicated disorder I have broken it down.
Check it out,
read it,
absorb it,
and take breathers.
This stuff can get thick.

The ADHD Symptoms are hashed out in a series of articles:
ADHD symptoms, ADHD characteristics and signs of ADHD.
All of these symptoms are used as criteria for the ADHD definition. I went into a lot of detail describing the symptoms because I believe there is confusion on this point.

ADHD Diagnosis
Getting a proper ADHD Diagnosis can provide peace of mind and the opportunity for more treatment. Diagnosis. Understanding what a diagnosis means. As a Child or Adult. What are the things to look out for if you think you need a diagnosis. Where to go to get one and who can provide it. Is ADHD overdiagnosed? check it out here at ADHD overdiagnosis. Avoid an ADHD misdiagnosis too.

I give my take on the existence of ADHD. Provide some ADHD statistics.

ADD vs ADHD
Which is it?
My friend says ADD,
My teacher says ADHD,
I will clear up the confusion with ADD vs ADHD.
The devil is in the details!

Related Disorders
Hello!
What is ADHD, not, what is Bipolar!
They are very different.
To avoid an ADHD misdiagnosis. It is important to discuss ADHD related disorders. There are other mental disorders are similar to ADHD. They share symptoms but have very different sources and treatments. We have to make sure we are comparing Apples to Apples and Oranges to Oranges.

Who?
I believe there are four main types of ADHD sufferers each with their own different strengths and weaknesses, abilities to cope and adapt.
I made a little grid to help keep track.
You will have a chance to comment on these articles to improve them. Check it out!

Culture
Every culture has different customs and ways of raising children. Different types of schooling, different emphasis on academic performance. What is important to one culture can be meaningless to others.

This is important to keep in mind when comparing the causes of ADHD from different parts of the world. It makes it difficult to gauge whether ADHD occurs more in some places rather than others.
It is true that developed nations are able to identify the symptoms of ADHD due to access to healthcare systems. Are we overdiagnosing? Or do we just have different values?

I would say it's next to impossible to make a clear comparison between cultures. In my opinion prevalence in one culture or another cannot be proved.

Socio-economic Conditions
The type of family, neighborhood and schooling a person has cannot be proven to cause ADHD. However the behaviors an ADHD person has may be dealt with more easily in areas with more privileged circumstances. Making it seem like it show ups less there than other areas when it realy doesn't.

History
So, let’s start from the beginning.
Oh wait.
The beginning?
When was that?
I talk about that and a few other things on the history of ADHD.

Causes
The causes of ADHD are mysterious.
The doctors don’t know for sure.
But, I will get to the heart of the issue in the causes ADHD.

So much to take in all at once

Then move on to the rest of the site. Where the good stuff is. Where I talk about taking action with ADHD treatment.
And much more at What is ADHD?



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