CAUSES AND SIGNS OF ADD.....................

What is Attention-Deficit Disorder?

ADD is officially called Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or AD/HD (American Psychiatric Association, 1994), although most lay people, and even some professionals, still call it ADD or A.D.D. (the names given in 1980) or ADHD . The disorder's name has changed as a result of scientific advances and the findings of careful field trials; researchers now have strong evidence to support the position that AD/HD [ A.D.D. or ADHD ] [as we will refer to the disorder throughout the remainder of this Briefing Paper] is not one specific disorder with different variations. In keeping with this evidence, AD/HD [ A.D.D. OR ADHD ] is now divided into three subtypes, according to the main features associated with the disorder: inattentiveness, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. The three subtypes are:

• AD/HD [ A.D.D. OR ADHD ] Predominantly Combined Type,
• AD/HD [ A.D.D. OR ADHD ] Predominantly Inattentive Type, and
• AD/HD [ A.D.D. OR ADHD ] Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Type.