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Attention Deficit Disorder: Adults
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The HEATH Resource Center has received a number of requests for information on issues associated with postsecondary education for individuals with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). In this summary article, you'll read about historical trends, ADD and Adults, diagnoses of ADD. Included is a detailed list of recommended resources.
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"As an organization dedicated to providing information and resources to adults with ADHD, we are excited to see such attention paid to this disorder," said Evelyn Polk-Green, MS, Ed., ADDA President-elect and adult living with ADHD. "The reason why these findings are so important is that they help to inform people that ADHD is not just a childhood disorder, but in fact, a disorder that may affect multiple aspects of adult life and should be properly diagnosed and treated. This research ... reinforces the need for formalized and validated criteria for the diagnosis of adult ADHD and may play a significant role in the development of this diagnostic criteria and the addition of it to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders."
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Autism, ADD, ADHA - Vaccine Relate - According to the most recent estimates by the CDC, about 1 in 150 children in the US suffers from an autistic disorder. Recent studies have shown that exposure to mercury in childhood vaccines, not only causes autism but can ... result in immune, sensory, neurological, motor, and behavioral dysfunctions similar to traits associated with autism. Thimerosal is a vaccine preservative that was developed in the 1930s by Eli Lilly, and has been regularly used in vaccines ever since. It contains 49.5% mercury. The amount of mercury considered safe for adults, by the EPA is 0.1 microgram per kilogram of weight. As a neurotoxin, thimerosal, has been linked to the depletion of the protective anti-oxidant, glutathione, which helps rid the body of mercury. People with autism seem to be more susceptible to this effect and most have low levels of glutathione.
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ADHD/ADD is a treatable, but not curable, complex disorder that affects approximately 4 to 6 percent of the general population. Two to three times more boys than girls are affected. On average, at least one child in every classroom in the United States is affected by this disorder. ADHD/ADD often continues into adolescence and adulthood, resulting in a lifetime of physical and emotional adjustments that will need to be made.
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