21. That coordination skill is erratic when individuals have attention disorders, he added. 22. The martial arts, which are repetitive, slow, structured and individualistic, facilitate a learning of the coordination skill that is digestible for those with attention disorders. 23. The use of clonidine, a blood pressure drug gaining popularity as a treatment for attention disorders, also jumped sharply. 24. The view of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a developmental disorder of executive functions, not merely of attention or impulse-control, is gaining ground. 25. The wrong kinds of video games, Palsson adds, might actually hurt children with attention disorders. 26. Today, such a person may be diagnosed as having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 27. A psychologist says he and a partner in Tennessee may be on to a biological test for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 28. Attention deficit disorder, or ADD, also known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, usually is diagnosed in school-age children. 29. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, usually is diagnosed in school-age children based on interviews and observed behavior. 30. Before the murders, Franklin was being treated for attention deficit hyperactive disorder that his doctor said was accompanied by depression. |