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