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Using ADHD as an excuse for laziness is belittling the severity of the disorder, and as a result students don’t seek out help for their disability. ADHD is a chemical imbalance of the brain where there is an overabundance of a neurotransmitter called norepinephrine. There is a medical definition for ADHD and what causes it, but society is under the impression that it is just an excuse for people who are lazy. People with ADHD are burdened with a serious lack of comprehensive ability due to the fact that they are so easily distracted. People tend to refer to these distractions as zoning out however this is not the case. The difference is zoning out implies that a person pays attention to nothing at all, ADHD causes a person to pay attention to everything. When someone is zoning out it isn’t a result of ADHD, it is either their own laziness, or another disorder. ADHD is the most misunderstood learning disability that there is, so much so that it belittles the affect it has on people who actually have the disorder. Creating a mockery of such a serious problem prevents students from seeking out the help the require to be successful.