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  2. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia

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    ADHD is diagnosed by an assessment of a person's behavioural and mental development, including ruling out the effects of drugs, medications, and other medical or psychiatric problems as explanations for the symptoms. [94] ADHD diagnosis often takes into account feedback from parents and teachers [202] with most diagnoses begun after a teacher ...

  3. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder controversies

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    Learning disorders are found in 20% to 40% of children with ADHD. [39] Another possible explanation of over-diagnosis of ADHD is the "relative-age effect", which applies to children of both sexes. Younger children are more likely to be inappropriately diagnosed with ADHD and treated with prescription medication than their older peers in the ...

  4. Hunter versus farmer hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The hunter versus farmer hypothesis is a proposed explanation for the nature of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It was first suggested by radio host Thom Hartmann in his book Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception.

  5. Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia

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    Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is the persistence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood. It is a neurodevelopmental disorder, meaning impairing symptoms must have been present in childhood, except for when ADHD occurs after traumatic brain injury.

  6. Low arousal theory - Wikipedia

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    The low arousal theory is a psychological theory explaining that people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and antisocial personality disorder [1] [page needed] seek self-stimulation by excessive activity in order to transcend their state of abnormally low arousal.

  7. History of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia

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    Hyperactivity has long been part of the human condition, although hyperactive behaviour has not always been seen as problematic. [1] [page needed]The terminology used to describe the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has gone through many changes over history, including "minimal brain damage", "minimal brain dysfunction", "learning/behavioral disabilities" and ...