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What is the difference between adhd and add? which is more serious?
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Hyperactivity: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can present with or without hyperactivity. Add does not present with hyperactivity. One is not necessarily more serious than the other.
Answered 2/2/2013
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They are the same: Add is the old name for adhd inattentive type. You also have adhd - hyperactive type which is different.
Answered 4/13/2013
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