Is ADD a real disorder?

Just wondering what YOU think.

Somehow I don't think it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy79c0v8e...
http://www.adhdfraud.org/

Answers:
Yes, it is a real disorder. There have been brain imaging studies that show how a person with ADD's brain functions differently than "normal". There is decreased blood flow to the prefrontal cortex (the front of the brain that controls things like planning, etc.)

The disorder might be overdiagnosed, but it is still a real disorder.
Nope, a concocted creation designed to take responsibility off of lazy parents.

Children are diagnosed with ADD so that they can be drugged up, a substitute for hard parenting and discipline.

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