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Though academic concepts come easily to him, he does poorly in school. He has a problem focusing on anything for too long, work can be frustrating and tasks are very difficult to accomplish. A paper such as this one can take hours longer to do than it does for most people. His behavior is extremely impulsive; he rarely considers consequences before he acts and his actions are based more on emotions than logic. He gets into trouble, as well as arguments, on a regular basis, and has a low threshold for stress and fatigue. Though one might think that this variety of symptoms is quite random, many scientists believe that just one neurological disorder may be the cause of this myriad of problems: what is now called Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder. Thought to affect three to five percent of the children in America today, A.D.D. affects children and adults alike, with sometimes unnoticeable and sometimes disastrous results. While this disorder can cause some individuals to think more creatively, it generally creates many problems in and out