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ladybug28

Updated 11mo ago

ADD and ADHD: Are They Really the Same?

does it bother anyone else when ADD and ADHD are considered the same thing? I truly don't think they are...I've never had that physical "hyperactive" part of it.

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Catia

2y

I have the inattentive part of it. I can relate.
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iSleptAllDay

2y

My psych and I are of the opinion that the name is no longer the best description of what we know about the disorder now. We call it ADD sometimes, executive deficit other times.
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ladybug28

2y

executive deficit...that's an interesting term for it
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Kendra363

2y

I don't like that the terms are the same but I also don't like the term "attention deficit". It's more of an attention imbalance because of hyperfocus.
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JAY789

2y

I have ADD but I don’t have the hyperactive part of it. I use to have a hard time concentrating in school. I know a friend who’s son has ADHD and he is very hyper and also has a hard time concentrating.

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