Attention Deficit Disorder Cites

1. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=51fc3bf1-c4c0-4e92-9f8b-a169c2e3781d%40sessionmgr113&vid=2&hid=106

This cite gives the rough definition of attention deficit disorder as "the inability to focus or to pay attention."  It then brings up the possible errors with diagnosing a child nowadays because they aren't factoring certain variables such as nutrition and sleep which can both affect the child's concentration.  Then is speaks about the issues with teachers dealing with students with ADD or AD/HD and how they "teach in the middle" which is fine for an average student but a child with ADD or AD/HD is too far from the average that it is difficult for the teacher to change their teaching style to accommodate the child.

2. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=571a9969-f85c-416d-a9b8-2457ff83fc7e%40sessionmgr115&vid=2&hid=106

The article touches on the medication used for ADD and AD/HD.  It begins with the most general form of medication as a simple stimulant, but then brings up less known medications such as non-stimulants, antidepressants, and/or high blood pressure medication.  It includes that these medications are no cure for the disorder, nor do they have the same affect on every participant.

3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1781512/?tool=pmcentrez

This article addresses people with ADD that are now adults since the majority of children with ADD or AD/HD grow out of the disorder before they're adults.  It then goes into more detail as to how the disorder can be hereditary as well as vary between genders.  He comes to the conclusion that although it is rare for adults to still have symptoms of ADD it is important to treat them so that they're life is much more smooth.

4. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=56bc613f-067e-4cda-bf60-2dffc6ab36f9%40sessionmgr111&vid=1&hid=126&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=23996906

The article brings up the phycological aspects of attention deficit disorder.  Through research the article states that most of the symptoms of ADD result from not having the part of their brain that deals with the cognitive management systems or executive functions is either not fully grown or not "grown" correctly. He then continues on to explain where having ADD becomes a problem in the real world and how one could go about adjusting to it.

5. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb05780.x/full

This article gives a much more medical analysis of what ADD is.  It makes use of tables to show the different results of people with and without ADD or AD/HD.  Finally the author explains that the main reason there is such thing as ADD and AD/HD is that there is an issue with their cognitive processing which would allow them to remain more focused on what they wanted to focus on.