Adding Up ADD
... This is what it’s like to have ADD. You try to focus but your mind drifts and you end up everywhere but the end of the hallway. ... B With the cooperation of parents, educators, and medical professionals, the debilitating effects of ADD/ADHD can be controlled. Because of two very special children, deal directly on a daily basis with ADD. Due to personal interests, I have completed a large amount of research and I have written several research papers on ADD. B We all probably know someone with ADD and some of us in this room probably even have it or will deal with an ADD child in our life at some point. B In the next few minutes I will tell you about ADD and its effects, the diagnosis, and the treatments, including daily management. B (Let me begin with an explanation of ADD and how it affects children) ADD is a learning disorder. ... The effects of ADD can lead to feelings of depression and hopelessness.