ADD or ADHD Without Hyperactivity
It is increasingly common to hear about ADD or ADHD without hyperactivity or attention deficit without hyperactivity. But is ADD a different disorder than ADHD? In order to obtain an answer to this question, we went to the Malibu based adolescent treatment center, Centered Health and spoke with its experts. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neuro-developmental disorder in which the adolescent presents in different levels of restless behaviors, difficulties to maintain attention as well as impulsive behaviors. According to Centered Health psychologists, depending on which symptom is more predominant, three subgroups are defined: · Combined presentation · Predominant presentation with attention deficit · Predominant hyperactive impulsive presentation Let's see the meaning of the initials: ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD: Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. How is the disorder re