Also, a lab test can produce results showing disease in the body, but there is no lab test that can diagnose an individual with ADHD. Currently, to decipher whether or not an individual is dealing with ADHD, a series of tests which contain checklists, rating scales, and observations are being used. ... The long lists of effects include insomnia, rebound irrability, toxic psychosis, personality changes, nervousness, skin rash, fever, nausea, dizziness, headaches, heart palpitations, dyskinesia, drowsiness, blood-pressure changes, cardiac arrhythmia, angina, abdominal pains, anorexia and/or weig...

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The process started by testing a broad range of genes and looking for any potential risk genes. ... However, science never relies on one test or experiment, and several other tests were done too. In one of the tests, a region found a risk-gene region that was extremely promising. ... This variation gene is also a contributor to the addictive personality. ...

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Children have different strengths and weaknesses in learning and I believe that one's patience would be tested on a daily basis. ... One must be able to identify with their students to ensure that each child is receiving the type of teaching that is beneficial to their personality and learning style. ...

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John Ronson tackles the notion that some children are being diagnosed with mental disorders they do not have in his book, The Psychopath Test. ... In Chapter 10 of The Psychopath Test, Ronson refers to the DSM-V as having, "too many unrealistic mental diagnoses or disorders", some diagnoses for example in the DSM-V were Internet Addiction, or even being a homosexual. It was easy for any kind of person no matter what type of personality to go through the DSM-V and easily self-diagnose themselves as having one or two of any of these mental disorders but who says that these are factual ...

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Adderall is a prescription drug. It is a stimulant that acts on the central nervous system. Adderall is an amphetamine used to treat ADD (attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Adderall and Ritalin are the two drugs used to treat ADD or ADHD. The FDA ap...

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