There are a myriad of misunderstandings associated with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However both conditions can adversely affect people of all ages and they sure can mess up the academic and everyday functions of people who suffer from both conditions. Both conditions are complicated brain based disorders that are generally misunderstood and misdiagnosed in people of all races, ages and social status.

Attention deficit disorder is simply the inability of a child or adult to focus attention. Children afflicted with this condition often have glaring challenges with keeping pace and paying attention long enough to understand and perform any given task. This condition often proliferate other problems such as low self-esteem and poor academic performance. The most glaring trait of attention deficit disorder is erratic behavior.

Suffice to say that certain behaviors exhibited by children could be as a result of developmental and environment factors and not necessarily attention deficit disorder. In other words there are certain normal aspects of a child’s pattern of behavior that may look like symptoms of attention deficit disorder during their formative years. For example, a child who has irregular sleeping hours and other sleeping disorders at night might have challenges paying attention at school in the daytime.

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