ADHD is a brain-based disorder that affects approximately 11% of children ages 4-17 in the United States. Heredity is a major risk factor, as is exposure to toxins during fetal development. Boys are diagnosed with ADHD more often than girls. While the exact cause is unknown, research shows differences in the brains of those with ADHD compared to those without. Common medications used to treat ADHD include methylphenidate, dexamfetamine, lisdexamfetamine, atomoxetine, and guanfacine.

1. ADHD
Attention Disorder Hyperactive Disorder

2. ADHD causes and stats
• Heredity is the most common cause of ADHD. ... Other risk factors for ADHD have to do with factors that can influence brain
development and functioning such as exposure to toxic substances in the developing fetus and acquired brain injury due to trauma
or disease.
• Approximately 11% of children 4-17 years of age (6.4 million) have ever been diagnosed with ADHD, according to parent report
from 2011-12. [Read key findings] The percent of children with an ADHD diagnosis continued to increase, from 7.8% in 2003 to
9.5% in 2007 and to 11.0% in 2011-12.12 Oct 2017
• Nearly every mainstream medical, psychological, and educational organization in the United States long ago concluded that
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a real, brain-based medical disorder. These organizations also concluded that
children and adults with ADHD benefit from appropriate treatment.
• ADHD is a non-discriminatory disorder affecting people of every age, gender, IQ, religious and socio-economic background
• in 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the percentage of children in the United States who have
ever been diagnosed with ADHD is now 9.5%. [8] Boys are diagnosed two to three times as often as girls
• Among adults, the Harvard/NIMH National Comorbidity Survey Replication found 4.4% percent of adults, ages 18-44 in the United
States, experience symptoms and some disability
• ADHD, AD/HD, and ADD all refer to the same disorder. The only difference is that some people have hyperactivity and some people
don’t
• In order for a diagnosis of ADHD to be considered, the person must exhibit a large number of symptoms, demonstrate significant
problems with daily life in several major life areas (work, school, or friends), and have had the symptoms for a minimum of six
month

3. • The exact cause of ADHD is unknown, but the condition has been
shown to run in families. Research has also identified a number of
possible differences in the brains of people with ADHD when
compared with those without the condition.

4. ADHD,HD,ADD
ADHD means Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
HD and ADD are all variations of ADHD.

5. Types of Medication
• methylphenidate
• dexamfetamine
• lisdexamfetamine
• atomoxetine
• guanfacine

6. ADHD definition
• Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder link to genius. Attention-
deficit disorders may be the spark behind creative geniuses such as
Byron, Picasso and even Kurt Cobain, claims a psychiatrist. Professor
Michael Fitzgerald believes people with ADHD have the ability to
"hyper-focus" on things of interest.

7. Famous people who had ADHD
• The inventors are: Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas
Edison , Benjamin Franklin, Sir Isaac newton, and Louis Pasteur. Even
political figures such as: Woodrow Wilson, James Carville and John F.
Kennedy were known to have ADHD.
• Karina Smirnoff.
• Will Smith.
• Michael Phelps.
• Jim Carrey.
• Ty Pennington.
• Sir Richard Branson