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Title: ADD
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a neurobiological disorder. Recent research shows that the symptoms of ADD are caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. With ADD there is a flaw in the way the brain manages the neurotransmitter production, storage or flow, causing imbalances. (Rebecca Chapman Booth, 1998) It has been suggested that as many as 80 percent of ADD cases are the result of genetics with the remainder caused by toxins, trauma or illness introduced during pregnancy, not from poor parenting, family problems, poor teachers or excess sugar. It is important for people to understand that ADD is a real disability that affects all aspects of a person's life, though it does not need to be handicapping. I can personally relate to this topic because I feel that I have suffered undiag ...
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