ADD/ADHD is not new. The name has just been changed. There is a high co-morbidity with dyslexia, with 60-70% of individuals with ADD having dyslexia as well. Unfortunately, currently ADD/ADHD is predominantly being identified and addressed through a single symptom, attention concentration or the behavioral aspect, as opposed to the more pervasive language, perceptual, and processing deficits which also exist. | ||||||||||||
General Characteristics
Of Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorders:
Addressing the single characteristic of attention/concentration through
drug therapy is counterproductive and has long-term negative effects.
Diagnosing a child or adult as ADD/ADHD based on this single characteristic
is also erroneous. Other medical and behavioral problems also have attention/concentration
or hyperactivity as a symptom, such as brain damage, nutritional and
vitamin deficiencies, behavioral and emotional disorders, thyroid deficiency,
environmental toxin exposure, etc. It is critical that a thorough differential
diagnostic battery be administered to properly diagnose ADD/ADHD. There
is no check sheet or inventory sufficient to diagnose ADD/ADHD properly. |
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