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Introduction: Have you ever found yourself making careless mistakes? --having a lot of difficulty sustaining attention? --maybe, forgetting to do things very frequently? --or reacting without thinking first? Certainly, we all get restless or distracted at times, get disorganized, act impulsively but, the difference is that for most people these behaviors are relatively infrequent and relatively mild. For people who have ADHA these behaviors are pretty severe and consistent, so much so, that it causes a significant degree of impairment in the person’s ability to function. The severity of these symptoms is real, which is why ADHD is considered a disability under federal law. I. What is ADHD? A. ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) by definition is --a diagnosis applied to children and adults who consistently display certain traces of dysfunctional characteristic behaviors over a period of time B.
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