In the United States, where there are over 63 million children, three to five percent of these children are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Skeptics suggest psychiatrists are too ready to make a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), or Attention Deficit Hyperactivit...

Attention Deficit Disorder Five year old Danny is in kindergarten. It is playtime and he hops from chair to chair, swinging his arms and legs restlessly, and then begins to fiddle with the light switches, turning the lights on and off again to everyone's anno...

There are some children who chronically daydream. They are often very bright, but they have trouble attending to any one topic for very long. They are full of energy and have trouble staying put. They can be quite impulsive in saying or doing whatever comes to mind, and they find distractions imp...