The Order of the Arrow was founded by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson in 1915 at the Treasure Island Camp of the Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts of America. It became an official program experiment in 1922 and was approved as part of the Scouting program in 1934.
1 The manual's fourth edition recognizes the disorder as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with three subgroups. Â·. 2  1996. 3  The second drug to treat ADHD symptoms, Adderall (dextroamphetamine and amphetamine) is approved by the FDA.
Confusing labels for ADHD. In 1994, the name of the disorder was changed in a way that is confusing for many people. Since that time all forms of attention deficit disorder are officially called âAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder,â regardless of whether the individual has symptoms of hyperactivity or not.