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huck finn and ADD

1 ) The definition of ADD given by the Attention Deficit Disorder Association is a diagnosis applied to children and adults who consistently display certain characteristic behaviors over a period of time. The most common core features include:
· distractibility (poor sustained attention to tasks)
· impulsivity (impaired impulse control and delay of gratification)
· hyperactivity (excessive activity and physical restlessness)
2.) ADD is NOT caused by poor parenting, family problems, poor teachers or schools, too much TV, food allergies, or excess sugar. One early theory was that attention disorders were caused by minor head injuries or damage to the brain, and thus for many years ADHD was called "minimal brain damage" or "minimal brain dysfunction." The vast majority of people with ADD have no history of head injury or evidence of brain damage, however. Another theory, is that refined sugar and food additives mak...

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