For more than a century physicians have been aware of children displaying the behaviors that we now call ADHD. In 1902 British pediatrician George Still first formally documented a condition in which children seemed inattentive, impulsive, and hyperactive, stating his conviction that this was a result of biological makeup rather than poor parenting or other environmental factors. New neuropsychological research in the 1980's supported this hypotheses and led to
the use of the term attention deficit disorder. In 1987, in response to even more precise information provided by new studies, the term attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was introduced.
Today ADHD is defined by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as developmentally inappropriate attention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity so pervasive and persistent as to significantly interfere with a child's daily life.
That is a brief medical description. Here is Daughter's definition. She has some interesting things to share.
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ME: Hi would you like to know a few names of some random people who have ADHD?
- Steven Speilburg
- Mozart
- Bill Cosby
- Beethoven
- Prince Charles
- Henry Ford
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Napoleon
- John D Rockefeller
- Wright brothers
- Abraham Lincoln
- Vincent Van Gogh
- John F. Kennedy
- Benjamin Franklin
- Eleanor Rosevelt
- Babe Ruth
- Me!
Boy so that just shows a little 'bout ADHD doesn't it? As you can tell clearly ADHD isn't a such a big deal. ADHD is just a little thing that makes a person not focus very well, and makes them not be able to sit on their seat for a long time. But it obviously didn't stop Lincoln, now did it?
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