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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/.
Answered 6/30/2021
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No difference: Add is the same as adhd - inattentive type. One was in the dsm-iv and the other was dsm iii.
Answered 4/13/2013
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The H: Adhd includes hyperactivity as a component of the disorder. You can have attention deficit disorder, mainly inattentive type, without having hyperactivity.
Answered 12/24/2013
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