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ADHD-

"Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or AD/HD or ADD) is a developmental disorder.It is primarily characterized by "the co-existence of attentional problems and hyperactivity, with each behavior occurring infrequently alone" and symptoms starting before seven years of age.ADHD is the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children, affecting about 3 to 5 percent of children globallyand diagnosed in about 2 to 16 percent of school aged children.It is a chronic disorder with 30 to 50 percent of those individuals diagnosed in childhood continuing to have symptoms into adulthood.Adolescents and adults with ADHD tend to develop coping mechanisms to compensate for some or all of their impairments. It is estimated that 4.7 percent of American adults live with ADHDStandardized rating scales such as WHO's Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale can be used for ADHD screening and assessment of the disorder’s symptoms severity.

Predominantly inattentive type symptoms may include:

• Be easily distracted, miss details, forget things, and frequently switch from one activity to another
• Have difficulty maintaining focus on one task
• Become bored with a task after only a few minutes, unless doing something enjoyable
• Have difficulty focusing attention on organizing and completing a task or learning something new or trouble completing or turning in homework assignments, often losing things (e.g., pencils, toys, assignments) needed to complete tasks or activities
• Not seem to listen when spoken to
• Daydream, become easily confused, and move slowly
• Have difficulty processing information as quickly and accurately as others
• Struggle to follow instructions.

Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type symptoms may include:

• idget and squirm in their seats
• Talk nonstop
• Dash around, touching or playing with anything and everything in sight
• Have trouble sitting still during dinner, school, and story time
• Be constantly in motion
• Have difficulty doing quiet tasks or activities.

and also these manifestations primarily of impulsivity:

• Be very impatient
• Blurt out inappropriate comments, show their emotions without restraint, and act without regard for consequences
• Have difficulty waiting for things they want or waiting their turns in games." 

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder

Well I don't agree that this thing really exists as we see most of the children behave like this. Their behaviour is due to the people around with whom they are living. We make them feel by saying them that they are suffering from such kind of disease. I don't mean to say that there is no such thing like ADHD but it's not epidemic. Children didn't pay attention in studies because they like other things like playing video games, watching television etc. Studying has became a boring stuff for children. Many harmful drugs are given to the children to get them focus and calm them down. As children are taking studies as a boring stuff and don't pay any attention, the rate of ADHD is increasing. All this is due to our current education system. It's getting boring. All students are taught only one thing in school that- "If you have a degree, then you have a job, so study hard and get good marks." If we talk about the behave of students currently in the school, then almost 95% children show the symptoms of ADHD. So does it mean that we are to be medicated so that we can pay attention? The way of teaching must be changed to make their interest in studies rather than medicating children. We are getting children through education by anaesthetising(anaesthatic- Shut your senses off and deaden yourself to what's happening) them. Please everyone give your views about it.