ADD’s Different Faces
THE DIFFERENT FACES OF ADD BEHAVIOR “As you can see, ADD can present in many different ways even though the primary problem is inadequate arousal level. Because ADD looks different from one person to the next, some people do not think ADD is a disorder, a real and often devastating disorder, and one that.. read more →
ADD, Attention, Electronic Devices
” Arousal is the basic problem with ADD, but attention may play a major role in the person’s dysfunction. If a child cannot attend, boredom is a chief complaint. Remember, boredom is always a result of inattention. An individual with good attentional skills can spend a long time examining a leaf; someone with poor attentional.. read more →
ADD Attention-Focus Challenged
“Focus is the SPOTLIGHT that allows us the ability to pick our one object, task, or thought and work on it to the exclusion of other things. This is attention. People with ADD not only lack an adequate level of arousal but they often cannot focus on one specific task. This in part is arousal.. read more →
ADD: Arousal and Attention
“THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AROUSAL AND ATTENTION: Arousal and attention have a unique relationship. They are not the same but they are dependent on each other. Arousal is the level of intensity, how bright or dim the light is, whereas attention is how focused the light is. Compare an ordinary hundred-watt bulb to a hundred-watt.. read more →
Inside an ADD Head
“If you would like a glimpse of what it is like to have ADD, just imagine someone walking into your room in the middle of the night, waking you from a sound sleep, and asking you to balance your checkbook. It is not that you do not have the intellect to do the task; you.. read more →
ADD, Concentration Challenges
“The chronic low-arousal state in ADD is like someone trying to work in a dimly lit room. It is hard to concentrate, stay on task, and complete the job. It is easy to become discouraged, frustrated, bored, and depressed. The chronically under-aroused brain may seek stimulation. Stimulation seekers are frequently hyperactive; there is often a.. read more →
ADD: Over or Under Aroused. Natural Help.
“The brain can be either over-aroused (speeded up) or under-aroused (slowed down), and in either case it will not function the way it is designed to. If the brain is in over-arousal, we may be jumpy, hyper or anxious, looking at too much, trying to take too much in, paying attention to everything at.. read more →
ADHD Brain is Sleepy Brain
“The Problem is Arousal, Not Attention: Let us first look at the underlying physiological problem of ADD. The bulk of scientific evidence accumulated since the 1940s indicates that the central feature of ADD is poor regulation of the brain’s arousal state. The most convincing argument to explain the role of arousal (how sleepy.. read more →
ADD, More Girls than Boys?
“ADD Affects More Boys than Girls” ? It is generally accepted that there is a much greater incidence of ADD in boys than in Girls. The DSM-IV states that the ratio of males to females ranges from four to one to nine to one . We contend this is an incorrect notion and may.. read more →
ADD Age of Onset
“The DSM-IV diagnosis definition requires that some attentional or behavioral problem be present before the age of seven, but it is easy to miss the cues. This is a disorder that may manifest in utero or may not be recognized until college Children with excessive hyperactivity frequently let their mothers know they are ADD before.. read more →