What is ADD?

Question

somebody told me i was ADD. what is that?

Answer 1

It  stands for Attention Deficit Disorder.  first off, they prolly didn't mean it, ppl say that all the time.  second, you shouldn't worry about it unless a doctor tells you that you have it, and its  not bad even then.

but more importantly, add basically means you have tons of trouble paying attention to things, even when you really try, you're really distractible, sometimes you say random stuff... you know what I'm getting at.  Often ADD kids are the smartest ones, who simply have too much going on in their minds to focus on any one thing.

one theory is that boys (i'm assuming you're a boy, but this is not uncommon in girls either) simply don't develop like the super precocious, perfect little girl.  their minds develop much slower than girls, so when they're little, the just faze out their teachers, and never get good at paying attention.

whatever the cause, ADD isn't all that bad.  they have meds that help with the symptoms, but the problem is wired into the kid.  I've spent most of my life wondering why I can never pay attention to stuff that isn't super important (and I'm not too hot at that either lol) even when I want to.

Answer 2

ADD is not being able to concentrate. I and my brother had it. We got rid of it by saying "How do you spell ad"

Answer 3

attention deficite disorder. means you have a hard time focusing or paying attention to something. they might have been joking.

Answer 4

Attention Deficit Disorder. They're being sarcastic -- it means you have the attention span of a fly.