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        The gaunt frame, the lifeless skin and hair, the fidgeting with what little food there is on the plate, these

trademark symptoms alert most people to the fact that someone they know might have anorexia. However,

no one seems to know exactly what causes anorexia or how to treat it. This has been the subject of much

scientific debate recently, and there is evidence that neurobiology plays a part in this disease.

The Concept of Disability

Or, perceiving our differences 

 

Brain Injury and Mental Health   Mental Health and the Brain Working Group March 30th, 2009

Image from the Feingold Gallery

 

ADHD is a disorder that has “a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that is more frequently displayed and more severe than is typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development”(1). Symptoms are usually seen before the age of 7, and the patient has to show disruption of functioning in 2 environments (eg. Home and school), and have disruption in educational, social or occupational settings. As children are the ones that are usually diagnosed, they can appear fidgety, distracted, hyper and confused. One odd thing about the appearance of the disorder is that at one point or another, children usually look and feel this way. This has led to a hypothesis of over-diagnosing this disorder.