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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), also called Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), is a disorder that affects 3-5% of children in the U. ... However, ADHD is typically diagnosed by observing a child’s behavior, and many believe that this is not an accurate test, since some children could just have a naturally lower attention span. So before scientists are able to correctly diagnose ADHD, they need to understand whether it is “nature,” meaning ADHD is mostly caused by genetics and/or brain abnormalities, or “nurture,” meaning the disorder is mostly caused by poor parenting or a dysfunctional home environment.
Those supporting “nature” argue that brain size is about 5% smaller in affected children. ... ADHD seems to also run in families, supporting the fact that ADHD may be genetically based. Some scientists think that what combination of genes you have determines what version of ADHD you have.
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