ADD
A
mental disorder affecting many Americans. Symptoms include: becoming easily distracted, problems keeping focus in conversations,
blurting out, frequent careless mistakes, avoiding tasks that require sustained mental effort (homework, studying, etc), giving effortless and undivided attention to topics the subject enjoys.Many
critics to the ADD diagnosis say patients are lazy, dumb, bored, and helpless. These people are idiots that fail to realized diversity in our population. They believe that because they can concentrate on tasks that need to be accomplished, everyone else can/should too. They say that people with ADD are lazy and no one likes doing boring daily tasks. They are right in that no one likes doing them, they are wrong in that some people simply can not focus enough to do so. Everyone has problems. Whether it be mental, physical, etc. Saying a person with ADD is looking for an excuse is like saying a person with an
handicap only has one for the sweet
parking spot. I will admit, many people take ADD medication for the 'high' they receive, and this is wrong. But MANY drugs are abused, and people that truely have ADD shouldn't be punished. More understanding should be given to people that have been DIAGNOSED with ADD.
ADD
by Clarity on Mar 02, 2005 09:49:05
A legitimate mental disability often viewed as a made up excuse for
poor performance in school (which it frequently is.) It is natural for children to display signs of ADD, this does not however mean they are afflicted. It means they are normal, well-balanced human beings. Symptoms generally
fade in the early teens; if by 15 an individual's condition persists or worsens, they may (but not always) be justly diagnosed. However, for those who genuinely suffer, the clarity of mind the medication can provide is priceless and worth irritating
fakers who discredit the illness.
This is not a
sign of stupidity; in fact, ADD frequently affects those with above average
IQ's, such as Ivy League students, and many renowned geniuses throughout history. Though the occasional genuine moron and/or average thinker will fall victim.
A test of whether or not the condition is actual could be if the individual in question has difficulty focusing on the activities they enjoy as well as activities they dislike.
ADD
by Striddle on Feb 17, 2005 11:21:14
Contrary to popular belief, it is not just a lame excuse for
misbehaving children. While it is sometimes labeled as so by people who don't know what they are talking about, it is an actual disorder that has more effects besides misbehavior, including difficulty concentrating and
restlessness, and should not be
discounted amongst cynics with nothing better to do than whine on the internet.
Example:
I am a 16-year-old with
ADHD that really does have
difficulty concentrating who takes
medication that does actually help, and is not called ritilin.
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by one of that 10% on Apr 19, 2005 07:18:17
ADD is a disorder that only 10% of people are diagnosed with. The rest of the people just say they have it to be funny. If everyone has add then why is more then half the population bitchin about all the people that are diagnosed with it? by the way, did you know that it just so happens that when a kid with add takes
ritalin it slows him down when on the other hand when a kid
w/o add takes it they
get hyper like they're on speed. But that must be a coincidence.
Example:
Kid
w/o add trying to be funny and cool: Kids with add only have it
becuase their parents can't their kid is retarded. im only saying this because it makes me feel like a bigger
amn when i make fun of people. Im gonna go wack of to my mirror and wish that i had a life
ADD
by Lilya_Well_Sibling_Syndrome on Jul 12, 2009 13:19:26
ADD stands for
Attention Deficit Disorder. It is characterized by having difficulty focusing on one specific task. Instead, the
afflicted is paying attention to multiple activities as opposed to one.
(For more information, go to:
nami.org or mayoclinic.com.)
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by Erik Tilton on Nov 18, 2005 00:21:04
It's what makes you lose focus when people are explaining things to you very quickly. A person with ADD may refuse to ask questions, as it may reveal his or her
disability. The only way one can temporarily cure ADD is to drink
Red Bull, whose side effects may include symptoms of
ADHD.
ADD sucks.
Example:
"
The quadrant of a multilinear and
symbiotic pseudo-intelligence is in theory the root of the endoplasmic phenomenon."
After hearing this, the boy with ADD curls into a
fetal position.
"Jimmy? Are you all right?"