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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a common childhood-onset disorder, is distinguished by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. *

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Facts for Families: Children Who Can't Pay Attention/ADHD. May 1999.
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/noattent.htm

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Psychiatric Medication For Children And Adolescents Part I - How Medications Are Used.
http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Facts+for+Families
&name=Psychiatric+Medication+For+Children+And+
Adolescents+Part+I-How+Medications+Are+Used

American Academy of Pediatrics. Practice Guideline.
Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Child with ADHD (AC0002). 2000.
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;105/5/1158

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).
ADHD Fact Sheets. From parenting information to coexisting disorders.
http://www.chadd.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Understanding
&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=1311

Learning Disabilities On-Line.
www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/add_adhd/add-adhd.html

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institute of Mental Health.
ADHD: Questions and Answers. 2000.
www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/adhdmenu.cfm

ADHD at School

National Resource Center on AD/HD.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
www.help4adhd.org/en/education/rights/idea

National Center for Learning Disabilities.
How Parents Can Be Advocates for Their Children with Learning Disabilities. www.ncld.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=341

Targeting Home-School Collaboration for Students with ADHD. 1999.
Authors: CS Bos, NL Nahmias, MA Urban.
www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/add_adhd/tec_home_school_collab.html

More Info

New York University. Child Study Center.
ADHD Not Just a School-Day Disorder: New Survey Reveals All-Day Impact of ADHD on Children and Their Parents. 2001.
www.aboutourkids.org/aboutour/articles/impact.pdf

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Diagnosis of ADHD. Technical Review: Number 3. 1999.
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/adhdsutr.htm

U.S. Congress. General Accounting Office.
ADD: Few Incidents of Diversion or Abuse Identified By Schools.
GAO-01-1011. Sept. 2001.
www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?r
ecflag=&accno=A01772&rptno=GAO-01-1011.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Treatment of ADHD. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 11. 1999.
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/adhdsum.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Health Care Costs for Children with ADHD are Comparable to Costs for Asthma Care. 2002.
www.ahrq.gov/research/aug02/0802ra16.htm


Fact Box Reference

US DHHS. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Diagnosis of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder. 1999. Accessed on the web at www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/adhdsutr.htm