| If you have an alphabet kid, he or she may have been | | | | ADHD Hyperactive /Impulsive where constant motion, |
| labeled with ADD or ADHD, OCD, Aspergers, NLD | | | | hyperactivity and impulsive behavior dominate. The |
| (non verbal learning disorder) or a host of the so-called | | | | third type is the ADHD Combined subtype where both |
| co-morbid disorders which pediatricians are so fond of | | | | the symptoms of the first two subtypes are present. |
| using. But is there a difference between ADD vs | | | | The advantage of this subdivision is that there is no |
| ADHD? The short answer is no. So, thankfully, that is | | | | longer any need for the definition ADD as it seems it |
| one less acronym we have to deal with. But the ADD | | | | has now been pensioned off, so in a way there is less |
| vs ADHD confusion, how did this come about? | | | | confusion with just having ADHD sorted into three |
| Attention deficit disorder (ADD) was first used about | | | | subtypes. The only problem is however that the |
| thirty years ago. Because it was observed that many | | | | umbrella term has 'hyperactivity' in it to describe the |
| children fidget constantly and are hyperactive while | | | | first subtype where no hyperactivity is actually present |
| adults multi task, it was felt that there was something | | | | so in that sense, it is a misnomer. Everyone is waiting |
| missing in the definition. That was in 1994 and the | | | | to see if the new edition of DSM (Edition V) will |
| definition was then changed to ADHD (attention deficit | | | | address this issue or not and finally bury the ADD vs |
| hyperactivity disorder) as more and more had been | | | | ADHD debate! |
| discovered about ADHD/ADD differences. | | | | Well, although the ADD vs ADHD confusion has been |
| It was about the same period that the DSM -IV | | | | sorted out, the problem of treatment for ADHD has |
| (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) | | | | not and there is now so much controversy surrounding |
| which is the handbook recommended by most medical | | | | ADHD medications that it is a minefield for any parent |
| bodies such as the American Psychiatric Association | | | | entering it. I have one simple rule and that is to look at |
| was changed to reflect this and to put an end to the | | | | all the options carefully. |
| ADD vs ADHD confusion. | | | | But the drug companies are actually campaigning |
| This handbook is now used by most practitioners in | | | | actively to make sure that the ADHD homeopathic |
| the field. ADHD is now the umbrella term and is divided | | | | lobby is discredited. That is unfair and that is why I urge |
| into three types which perhaps more accurately | | | | all parents to look at ADHD homeopathic remedies |
| describe this mental condition. | | | | with an open mind. The great advantage is that there |
| The first type is known as ADHD - primarily inattentive | | | | are no side effects and no health risks at all. Why not |
| subtype where inattention, distraction, problems in | | | | click through to get more information on this |
| finishing tasks and short attention span are the | | | | inexpensive and effective option. |
| predominant symptoms. The second type is known as | | | | |