Attention Deficit Disorder Month WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Attention Deficit Disorder Month
The month of September is Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Month. This was timed specifically to start with school. Organization and focus are important to people who have ADD/ADHD.1 During this month in honor of ADD, you can follow a few simple steps. First, talk to your friends about ADHD and explain it to your children. Then reach out to family members and siblings. Most importantly, discuss ADHD with your children's teachers.2
Fast Facts:
- Approximately 9.5 million school aged people, both adults and children and both boys and girls have ADD or ADHD.3
- Symptoms of ADD or ADHD persist into adulthood for 60 percent of these people.3
- If you suspect your child may have ADD or ADHD have them evaluated, you can start here with our quiz based on the DSM-IV criteria. .
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Research Notes References
- ↑ About.com: ADHD Awareness Month Is Set To Start Of School Year
- ↑ Attitude Magazine: Smile — It's ADHD Awareness Month!
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Health News Digest: September is Back to School Time and ADHD Awareness Month
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- Contributor: Amy Marlatt
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Amy Marlatt
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Month, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month, ADD Month, ADD Awareness Month, ADHD Month, ADHD Awareness Month
- Last update: Sep. 27, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
