ADHD Question - What's The Difference Between ADD, Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity, and ADHD?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD is thedifferent, that each individual child will be at a different
one official diagnostic name according to the lateststage developmentally. Accounting for child
edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ofdevelopment is just as important in the diagnostic
mental disorders. This is the book that medical andprocess.
mental health professionals refer to for diagnosingThe terms used to describe ADHD are really used
most psychological disorders.interchangeably and all refer to the same disorder.
While there are different types and subtypes ofWhat was once called ADD, has now been changed
ADHD, I can assure you that when most people useto incorporate the three major classifications of the
any of the numerous terms for the disorder, they aredisorder:
talking about the same thing.Hyperactive Type
Let's sort out this "classification" system andInattentive Type
understand the different terms used to identify theCombined Type
same behaviors.While it can be confusing with all the different terms
First and foremost, it's important to acknowledge thatbeing thrown around, you can rest assured that they
there is no one typical or more common presentationrefer to the same disorder and only differ to highlight
of ADHD. Instead, each individual can display and / orthe major symptoms that are present.
struggle with various symptoms, to different degrees.This is a rather simplified explanation of the diagnostic
Some might struggle more with hyperactivity, whereascriteria and classification system. The bottom line, and
others will struggle more with staying focused.most important point here is that the terms refer to the
It is just as important to remember that in addition tosame disorder that we now most commonly refer to
the diagnostic criteria and symptom display beingas ADHD.