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