"Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a medical condition, caused by genetic factors that result in certain neurological differences" (The ADHD Information Library). It affects younger people "5% is a solid number supported by research. Even at 5% each classroom in America will have one or 2 ADHD kids in the class" (ADHD Kids), or it can affect older people and makes life hard for these people to concentrate on even the simplest things. There are medications out there to help these people, along with different types of therapy. Even with the medication and therapy ADD/ADHD makes life very difficult for these people.
             "People with ADD suffer from overload; they have a heightened awareness of incoming environmental stimuli. Their world tends to be too bright, too loud, too abrasive and too rapidly changing for comfort." (ADHD Kids). This means ADD/ADHD makes it hard to ignore things making them easily distracted by the smallest things. They often suffer from "Making careless mistakes in schoolwork, difficulty sustaining attention to tasks, not listening to what is being said, difficulty organizing tasks and activities, losing and misplacing belongings, fidgeting and squirming while seated, talking excessively, interrupting or intruding on others, and difficulty playing quietly." There are many other complications that ADD/ADHD causes for people, such as disorientation to time and space is often a problem. For instance, they may have to stop and think which hand is their right or left. They may have difficulty following a set of instructions or reading a map. ADD people tend to be disorganized. They have trouble making and carrying out plans. Many ADD people are hyperactive (ADHD Kids). As stated before more people than you may realize are affected by this disorder. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (add-adhd, ADHD, AD/HD) is being diagnosed with incr...