After raising three children, countless neighbor children, five grandchildren and a husband, I am firmly convinced that children learn maladaptive behaviors from adults early in life just by observing. Whether or not we realize it, we teach them bad habits, bad words, bad attitudes, and some good behaviors without much effort. I was a full time mother, so I easily had great success, now that I analyze my past experiences. If you take away that opportunity in young people, they are free to exhibit whatever behaviors they come up with. Few children are self taught to become exemplary citizens, kind, loving, and generous. They get it from us. Add a genetic problem to the mix, and yes, they are more problems than attention deficits. I am an old lady now. Yes, I have attention deficits. I don't think about what I am doing, and I do dumb things like falling on the floor. I have to get the squad to get me back up. It is embarrassing, and the root cause is that I don't pay attention. But I do not have a diagnosed disease and I am not yet feeble. I have to work on it. I need to get an alarm to wear and I loathe the idea. I plan to sew a small cloth bag to carry it, like a purse on a strap. I am still working on the problem. Dorisena