ADDrift

• ADD affects up to 10% of children with 2% being severely disadvantaged.
• Many children with ADD experience learning difficulties such as dyslexia, language difficulties, or a weakness in maths.
• ADD affects learning and behaviour as the child grows older. Although behaviour changes, problems continue and 60% of ADD children will carry some of their behaviour patterns with them into adulthood
• ADD is thought to be heredity. Many children with ADD have a close relative (usually male) who will have the same or similar problems.
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