ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER - A NEW VIEW

In this review we considered: a genetic and neuropsychological approach and the educational aspects of Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder-ADHD) In the first part of the review the focus is on the genetic and neuropsychological aspects of the disorder whilst the second part covers educational related topics such as school-based interventions, teachers' attitudes to ADHD and ADHD in young adults. ADHD has been shown to be a highly hereditary; disorder and molecular genetic approaches have become a major focus of research. Three subtypes of ADHD are described: a predominantly inattentive hype, predominantly hyperactive / impulsive type and the combined type. Executive functions are in the focus of the neuropsychological disturbances in ADHD. Executive function refers to a range of control processes that allow the individual to demonstrate goal-directed behaviour. Inhibition impairment is also a neuropsychological disturbance in ADHD.