ADHD: An 18th-Century Condition in the 21st-Century World
KEY POINTS: The origin of what is currently known as ADHD has been moved back to 1753. This early text on attention deficit influenced later physicians who had been credited with discovering ADHD. The interest in attention as a central feature of human nature to be researched appeared in the 17th century. That ADHD appears even before the birth of the U.S. validates the difficulties faced by people with ADHD.
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