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ARDEN READING CLINIC

Dr. Marcy Sirkin

Arden Reading Clinic
1 Edgewood Road Extension
Asheville, North Carolina 28803
United States

Company Description: Since 1982, Arden Reading Clinic has been raising the grades and confidence levels by offering students one-on-one instruction in reading, math, study skills,

Attention Deficit Disorder and Addiction

Regina Bussing, M.D. and John M. Grohol, Psy.D.

ADHD can be diagnosed and effectively treated. Many resources are available to support families in managing ADHD behaviors when they occur.

ADHD, also known as attention deficit disorder (ADD) or hyperkinetic disorder, has been around a lot longer than most people realize. In fact, a condition that appears to be similar to ADHD was described by Hippocrates, who lived from 460 to 370 BC. The name Attention Deficit Disorder was first introduced in 1980 in the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. In 1994 the definition was altered to include three groups within ADHD: the predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type; the predominantly inattentive type; and the combined type (in the DSM-5, these are now referred to as "presentations").