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

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder orindividual child will be at a different stage
ADHD is the one official diagnostic namedevelopmentally. Accounting for child
according to the latest edition of thedevelopment is just as important in the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mentaldiagnostic  process.
disorders. This is the book that medical and
mental health professionals refer to forThe terms used to describe ADHD are really
diagnosing  most  psychological  disorders.used interchangeably and all refer to the
same disorder. What was once called ADD, has
While there are different types and subtypesnow been changed to incorporate the three
of ADHD, I can assure you that when mostmajor  classifications  of  the  disorder:
people use any of the numerous terms for the
disorder, they are talking about the sameHyperactive  Type
thing.
Inattentive  Type
Let's sort out this "classification" system
and understand the different terms used toCombined  Type
identify  the  same  behaviors.
While it can be confusing with all the
First and foremost, it's important todifferent terms being thrown around, you can
acknowledge that there is no one typical orrest assured that they refer to the same
more common presentation of ADHD. Instead,disorder and only differ to highlight the
each individual can display and / or strugglemajor  symptoms  that  are  present.
with various symptoms, to different degrees.
Some might struggle more with hyperactivity,This is a rather simplified explanation of
whereas others will struggle more withthe diagnostic criteria and classification
staying  focused.system. The bottom line, and most important
point here is that the terms refer to the
It is just as important to remember that insame disorder that we now most commonly refer
addition to the diagnostic criteria andto as ADHD.
symptom display being different, that each



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