Hyperactive: A History of ADHD by Matthew Smith PAPERBACK 9781780230313

Hyperactive: A History of ADHD\nby Matthew Smith\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Matthew Smith\nTitle: Hyperactive: A History of ADHD\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Popular science\nPublisher: Reaktion Books\nPublication year: 2012\nISBN-13: 9781780230313\nISBN-10: 1780230311\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common developmental disorders, with an average of 9 per cent of children between the ages of five and seventeen diagnosed per year in the USA. It is also one of the most controversial. Since the 1950s, when hyperactivity in children was first diagnosed, psychiatrists, educators, parents and politicians have debated the causes, treatment and implications of the disorder. Hyperactive: The Controversi.