College Add

             Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a neurobiological condition that can occur with or with out hyperactivity (ADHD). In any type of neurobiological disorder, some ones ability to think and control their actions is affected. There is no simple test such a blood test to tell whether or not someone has ADD. Only after having an extensive evaluation by a trained clinician an accurate diagnosis can be made.
             In the United States between 3% and 5% of the population suffer from AD/HD. Although it isn't known what exactly causes ADD, there are many attributing factors to it. Those factors are genetics, the environment you"re in, your family life and your diet. Research has shown that the disorder has a very strong biological basis. In other words, there's no question that heredity plays the largest part in people getting the disorder. When a twin of an identical twin pair has AD/HD, the other is very likely to have it too. About 10% of parents that have children with ADD also have the disorder themselves. Many times it will go undetected because they won't find out they have ADD until their child is diagnosed and they notice they have similar problems. That's when they would go see a doctor and may be told they have ADD. When heredity isn't an issue difficulty during pregnancy, premature birth, significantly low birth weight, and excessively high lead levels in the body can be causes for ADD. Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol can also be a factor. .
             Artificial coloring in different kinds of food, levels of lead in the atmosphere, environmental pollution and fluorescent light levels have all been thought of and studied as potential causes for ADD. However, contrary to popular beliefs, the experiments that took place considering those factors proved that they weren't contributing to the problems of ADD.
             If you have ADD, you might not give close attention to details or make careless mistakes.