Word: adhd
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...billion Annual household income lost in the U.S. due to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a Harvard study...
...Lawrence, however, this isn’t all fun and games. “I have serious ADHD,” he says, as well as a form of reading comprehension dyslexia. The elevator is like a stimulation/isolation chamber for him. “Sometimes,” Kaplanis says, “he gets really hyperactive,” which is why when people get on and off the elevator, Lawrence does not acknowledge them, but merely keeps his head in his books and his iPod in his ears, listening to a playlist which alternates between Jimi Hendrix...
Ritalin and Adderall, an amphetamine, are commonly prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), a range of conditions characterized by inattention, hyperactivity or impulsivity which afflict approximately 4 percent of adolescents, according to the National Institutes of Health...
...junior who said he took dextroamphetamines to get through exam period last spring said he would probably be diagnosed with ADHD if he were tested—and that his family has a history of using stimulants to study...
...type II) is still a matter of contention. In addition, in the not very distant past, many young people with mental disorders might not have made it to Harvard or indeed any college because of academic and interpersonal difficulties. With the emergence of good treatments for depression, anxiety disorders, ADHD and other disorders, young people with these challenges are better able to live up to their potential, but may also continue to need services, especially at times of life transition like college. Finally, it may be that, in ways that we do not understand, the stresses of life are different...