| Many people think ADHD is a recent "fad,"
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| | ADHD give an idea of where the research
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| a new diagnosis. Nothing could be farther
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| | was going at particular times. In the
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| from the truth.In 1845, Dr. Heinrich
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| | 1960's and '70's much of the focus on
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| Hoffman, a physician who wrote books on
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| | what is now ADHD was on hyperactivity,
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| medicine and psychiatry, wrote an
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| | with an awareness of the "daydreaming"
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| illustrated book of children's poetry
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| | and distractibility coming only in the
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| about children and their characteristics.
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| | 1980's.In 1980 the National Institutes of
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| "The Story of Fidgety Philip" was a
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| | Mental Health recognized Attention
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| portraite of an ADHD boy.ADHD was not
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| | Deficit Disorder with or without
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| "discovered" by Hoffman, however, or for
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| | Hyperactivity as a disorder. ADHD was on
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| many years later. In 1902 Sir George F.
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| | its way to becoming recognized as a
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| Still described a group of impulsive
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| | "real" illness.In 1998 the American
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| children with significant behavioral
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| | Medical Association (AMA) stated that
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| problems which he ascribed to a genetic
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| | ADHD is "one of the best-researched
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| disorder and not poor parenting. He was
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| | disorders in medicine."Unfortunately,
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| describing ADHD over 100 years ago. He
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| | even with all of this research, no one
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| called it "Morbid Defect of Moral
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| | knows what causes ADHD or how to cure it.
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| Control."In 1922 the name of what we now
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| | But perhaps knowing a little of the
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| call ADHD was changed to
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| | history of ADHD will help you talk to
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| "Post-Encephalitic Behavior Disorders" in
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| | your ADHD child and understand him a
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| 1922 and "Minimal Brain Dysfunction" in
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| | little better.Angie Dixon is a writer and
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| 1960. The term "Attention Deficit
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| | ADHD mom of an ADHD son, Jack. For a free
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| Disorder +/- Hyperactivity" (now ADHD)
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| | report on helping your ADHD son, see
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| came into being, after "Hyperkinetic
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| | Angie's site "That's My Son!
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| Reaction" in 1968.All of these names for
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