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                            ADHD  syndrome  awareness

"ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It is also called ADD for short (Attention Deficit Disorder). They are the same thing, though ADHD is the official name which doctors use."
About 1 in every 20 people have ADHD.Some very famous people had ADHD, for example Thomas Edison who invented the light bulb, the record player, and the movie camera. He was the greatest inventor of all time.

Many people with ADHD have a hard time paying attention to just one thing, or keeping their mind on the most important thing. They can get very impatient and hate waiting in lines or waiting their turn in games or group activities.Many people with ADHD can also be very impulsive. That means they have trouble thinking about what they're going to say or do before doing it. Instead of "think before you act," people who are impulsive often "act before you think!"  

What causes ADHD? Doctors know that it is genetic and runs in families. Most people are born with it. If you have ADHD, chances are that at least one of your parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, or other close relatives has ADHD too. Scientists who study ADHD believe that certain parts of the brain work differently in people with ADHD. They may have too little of some brain chemicals, called neurotransmitters, in the parts of the brain that control attention and impulses. This is a biological thing, it is not an illness or a disease. People with ADHD are just as healthy as anybody else.