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Introduction

“You’re lazy.” “You’re stupid.”
“I know you could do better in school if you just tried.” “Why can’t you
calm down?” Although most children hear at least one of these questions
and/or comments at one time or another, children who suffer from ADD
(Attention Deficit Disorder) hear them all the time – from parents,
peers, teachers, even strangers. In the past, children with this
disorder have been labeled by their parents and teachers as
troublemakers or underachievers, by their peers as weird. Teenagers who
have ADD often indulge in criminal behavior or drug and alcohol abuse.
The medical community has labeled them as brain-damaged and hyperactive.