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Article: parents should pay attention to children with deficit disorder.(Leisure)
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- Post (South Africa)
- Article date:
- April 16, 2008
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"HE NEVER seems to learn from his mistakes!" is a phrase frequently spoken by parents and teachers dealing with children suffering from attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder, ADD/ADHD.
We've all met these kids at some time or the other - the ones who can't sit still, who constantly fidget, who never seem to pay attention to instructions and who say improper things at inopportune moments.
Every classroom is saddled with at least one of these types of children, a disorder which does not discriminate, but which affects every culture, race, age or gender, although it is more prevalent among boys than girls.
ADD/ADHD is a neurological condition ...