Attention Deficit Disorder

“Boys were driven crazy—literally crazy, as defined in the current edition of the American Psychiatric Associations’ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The ‘diagnostic criteria’ for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder include: ‘makes careless mistakes in schoolwork; does not seem to listen; is often easily distracted; fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat; runs about or climbs excessively; has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly’. These boys have been accurately diagnosed as boys.” – P.J. O’Rourke