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Understanding the myths and facts about ADHD
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by Sharon Early
Created on: August 12, 2010
Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder is a label that is pinned to a lot of children these days.
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Created on: October 15, 2008
ADHD is a cop out for people who have not learned how to cope." A persona quote, from me, three years
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by Cory Clark
Created on: October 11, 2007
Myth
ADD is a flavor-of-the-day illness, a fad diagnosis. It's just excuse for bad behavior
ADD is over -
Created on: June 19, 2010
*Introduction*
I have ADHD and I have known this since I was about 22. At that age I was officially
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Created on: July 17, 2009
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