A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults

A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults

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ADHD has been traditionally viewed as a behavioral disorder for over a century. However, recent scientific research has introduced a new perspective, recognizing ADHD as a developmental disorder affecting the cognitive management system of the brain, specifically the executive functions. This state-of-the-art publication brings together key concepts of this emerging understanding of ADHD, elucidating and presenting scientific research that supports this novel model in a comprehensible manner. It addresses inquiries such as: - Why do individuals with ADHD exhibit strong focus in certain tasks while struggling to concentrate on other tasks they acknowledge as important? - How does brain development and functioning differ between individuals with ADHD and those without? - How do ADHD impairments evolve from childhood to adolescence and into adulthood? - What treatments are effective in ameliorating ADHD impairments? How do these treatments operate? Are they safe? - Why do individuals with ADHD experience additional emotional, cognitive, and learning disorders more frequently than others? - What previously held assumptions about ADHD have been invalidated by scientific research? Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, medical practitioners, mental health professionals, as well as individuals impacted by ADHD and their families, will discover this resource to be an insightful and invaluable reference.

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