Question 1

how do people get tested for add and adhd?

Accepted Answer

Various: Psychologists, pediatricians, family docs, psychiatrists and others may be trained to test for adhd, but not all offer this testing. Testing usually involves interviews & checklists with child, parent(s) and teacher(s). Best to start by asking your pediatrician or family doc; if they don't do the testing themselves, they can refer you to the right qualified expert in your local area.

Question 2

i have seviere add and adhd, and i live in florida, can i be qualified for mmj instead of taking adderol.

Accepted Answer

Why?: While you may have the sense that MJ improves your focus, it doesn't. Consult your doctor about optimal treatment of your ADHD and any co-existing conditions.

See: 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4882033/

Question 3

how do add and adhd differ?

Accepted Answer

Definition ADHD type: Bascially splitting hairs in the definitions included as adhd.  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders adhd classifcation includes 3 types, adhd-i (called add); adhd, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type; and adhd, , combined type: inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive,  you can find more clarification on web.

Question 4

can you have both add and adhd?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Add is the outdated term for adhd.  The current attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or adhd, has 3 sub-types.  It includes predominantly hyperactive, predominantly inattentive and a combination of the two.

Question 5

what's the difference of add and adhd?

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YES: Add is simply a shortened way to say adhd. The official diagnosis is adhd & then clinician specifies subtype based on symptom presentation. A skilled child or adult clinician (psychiatrist, neurologist, pediatrician, psychologist, & others)  will conduct a comprehensive evaluation and recommend a mutlifacted treatment. A good source of info is additude magazine:
http://www.Additudemag.Com/.

Question 6

how do you treat add and adhd in general?

Accepted Answer

Meds ; psychotherapy: There are many ways to treat adhd. You can consider some of the newer medications for adhd. There are therapists who specialize in adhd. They run groups and teach coping techniques. There is a lot of information about these resources online.

Question 7

what are the similarites between add and adhd?

Accepted Answer

Inattention: Add is adhd without the h.  The h stands for hyperactive symptoms.  People diagnosed with adhd have the inattentive symptoms as well as the restless and hyperkinetic symptoms.  Those diagnosed with add only meet the criteria for inattentive symptoms.

Question 8

what is the main difference between add and adhd?

Accepted Answer

None. : These are merely diagnostic labels imposed by the dsm(diagnostic & statistical manual of amer psych acad). Current nomenclature is that everybody is "ad/hd" with some variation of intensity. Next dsm up will  drop adhd label in favor oc something else. It's just a name.

Question 9

what is the difference between add and adhd in boys?

Accepted Answer

Very very close: Add - attention deficit disorder
adhd - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
the hyperactivity part is due to the inattention and due to the poor focus. So mechanism is same for both, treatment is same.

Question 10

how can add and adhd be the same disease, if one is so hyper?

Accepted Answer

Not a disease: Add & adhd are psychiatric labels, they are not diseases. There is no blood test or x-ray to prove someone has it. The diagnoses is made from a checklist which is subjective. One person can look at the child and think he has adhd and another can say "no", he doesn't. It is better to find the real cause such as learning problems, allergies, diet or nutritional deficiencies.

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