ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the fundamentals of attentional deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) itself. Indeed, attentional deficit hyperactivity disorder often overlaps with, or is comorbid with, dyslexia. All children with ADHD are frustrating for teachers and parents because teaching them sometimes requires extreme patience. In contrast, at home and in play when children with diagnosed ADHD are engaged in activities that they enjoy, the attention difficulties are much less evident. Children with ADHD have been observed at times to be quick to frustration and anger. In addition, another hallmark of ADHD in young children is difficulty in getting along with peers. Thus, children with ADHD typically progress to become better and better at self-regulation as a function of brain development. Adolescents with ADHD as compared to their peers without ADHD tend to exhibit more risky behaviors overall. Among the most prominent general ADHD-related difficulties in adulthood are time management, organization, and concentration difficulties.
