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In the past, there was a difference between add and adhd. Attention Deficit Disorder used to refer to children who had the following symptoms:

- Inattentive to Tasks – unable to pay attention for more than a brief period of time.

- Can not follow instructions – Appears to not be listening or unable to retain what they heard.

- Disorganization – Misplaces things and loses essential materials constantly.

- Distracted easily and forgetful.

ADHD is diagnosed more in boys, while girls are diagnosed more with ADD. Of course, boys are usually more active and impulsive than girls.

In the 1987 version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ADD has been considered outdated, because the more comprehensive explanation for ADHD is more accepted. In this description Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is divided into three different categories.

ADHD Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive is the first type. Impulsivity and hyperactivity are how children present with this disorder. They talk and act without thinking, and are very disruptive, loud, and seem thoughtless. These kids can’t sit still for very long, and they chatter incessantly. Patience is non-existence with these children.

ADD is what the second type used to be called. Made up of the same symptoms listed under ADD above, this type is now called ADHD Predominantly Inattentive. Listening problems, carelessness, forgetfulness, and losing things are the symptoms; not fidgeting, interrupting, jumping up and down, or noisy chattering. Today, there isn’t any difference between ADD and ADHD Predominantly Inattentive.