THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY BRIGGS, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, GEORGE, HANNA, HARHART, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROCK, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STABACK, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND MURT, OCTOBER 4, 2011

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 4, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the week of October 16 through 22, 2011, as

"Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness

Week" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, At least four million children, or 5% of the

pediatric population, and at least nine million adults, or 4% of

the adult population, in the United States have Attention

Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); and

WHEREAS, Research shows that ADHD is the result of an

imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain, and the primary

symptoms of ADHD are inattention, impulsiveness and

hyperactivity; and

WHEREAS, ADHD has been recognized as a legitimate diagnosis

of neurological disorder by the American Medical Association,

American Academy of Pediatrics, the United States Department of

Education, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the

National Institute of Mental Health, the American Psychiatric

Association and the American Academy of Child & Adolescent

Psychiatry; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

week of October 16 through 22, 2011, as "Attention Deficit

Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.