The attention deficit disorder

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Academic underachievement and behavioral deficiency in children can often be traced to the attention deficit disorder. Untreated, children with this disorder may continue to have serious behavioral and academic problems as adolescents and young adults. Early diagnosis is clearly the key to therapy, but physicians often feel uncomfortable diagnosing behavioral disorders. In this article, Dr Marquis discusses how the primary care physician can identify children with attention deficit disorder and can tailor therapy to fit the child's individual needs.