J. Gregory Fisher, M.D. is on the staff of Piedmont Psychiatric Center located in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is board certified in both Adult and Child Psychiatry.
ADD refers to a potential triad of inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsivity.
Some children may have all three elements or be relatively more affected with one or two of the three. ADHD obviously affects academic performance both because of the inattentiveness, distractibility and daydreaming as well as also the behavioral problems. Children may have problems both with learning as well as with their disciplinary record. As a result, they have a tendency to have problems at times with getting along with adults as well as peers as well as self esteem due to repeated sense of failure. These symptoms may persist for years.