What is Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Although there is a natural way to treat ADD, the most common treatment is with Ritalin. The dictionary defines ADD as a condition in children, marked by inattentiveness, dreaminess, and passivity (Random House Webster’s College Dictionary 87). ADD is more clearly described as a person’s difficulty focusing on a single thing for any significant period of time (Hartmann xix). ADD is a neurologically based disorder, most probably of …showed first 75 words of 2424 total…

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