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Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder Research Paper

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Inattentive symptoms likely involve making careless mistakes, failing to pay attention and keep on task, not listening, being unable to follow or understand instructions, avoiding tasks that involve effort, being distracted, being forgetful, and losing things that are needed to complete tasks. Hyperactive/Impulsive symptoms include fidgeting, squirming, getting up often when seated, running or climbing at inappropriate times, having trouble playing quietly, talking too much, talking out of turn or blurting out, interrupting, often “on the go” as if “driven by a motor”.
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Though Attention Deficit/ Hyperactive Disorder is not curable, it can be managed in a way to make life of the diagnosed much easier. Attention Deficit/ Hyperactive Disorder affects more than the ability to sit still or pay attention. It also greatly impacts your home life and the relationships formed at a young age. The most common and helpful treatments include behavioral therapy and medication. Behavioral therapy, also known as behavioral modification or cognitive behavioral …show more content…

Once a person develops Attention Deficit/ Hyperactive Disorder they will continue to have it for the rest of their life. Untreated Attention Deficit/ Hyperactive Disorder will negatively affect a person in every stage of development. They will be hindered in social and educational situations and consequently cause low self esteem. As children they will have impaired relationships with other students and are often shunned and treated as social outcasts. Even the child's parents and siblings can develop resentful feelings towards them. Adults are more capable of controlling and masking the difficulties faced with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactive Disorder. When treated correctly and efficiently in a supportive home and school environment children with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactive Disorder can develop healthy behaviors and flourish in

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