THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADHD AND ADD

ADHD different with ADD. ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) has two main symptoms (hyperactivity and impulsive), while the main symptoms of ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is the inability to focus (without hyperactivity). Children with ADHD can be classified into three groups: Hyperactivity and act impulsively, focusing attention disorder (Attention Deficit Disorder), and the concentration of attention and hyperactivity disorder (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Many parents do not feel worried if their children who were aged under five are very active impressed. Although sometimes exhausting and cause resentment, but that was the act of a healthy toddler. Toddlers seem very active because they're actively exploring the surrounding environment. Touching, holding, kissing, and even ate anything that caught his attention, is part of the process that should he follow in his life cycle. One thing to note if the activity is outside the boundaries of fairness and can not be controlled, maybe the child suffered from Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD).

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ADHD symptoms as listed in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder” consist of three main symptoms: 1. Inatensivity or lack of attention or not listening, consists of : a. Failed to listen for detailed b. Difficulties persist in one activity c. Not listening when another people spoken to them d. Often does not follow instructions e. The difficulty to arrange the schedule of tasks and activities f. Often shy away from tasks that require long attention g. Often loses things necessary for tasks

h. Frequent switching of attention by the stimulus from the outside
i. Forgetful in daily activities

2. Impulsivity or impatience, can be motor, verbal or cognitive impulsivity, comprising:
a. Often membersanswers before questions completed
b. Often has difficulty awaiting turn
c. Frequent cutting or interrupting
d. Reckless, dangerous act without thinking
e. Often yelling in class
f. Impatient
g. Nosy, like disturbing the other children
h. The request must be fulfilled
i. Easily frustrated and desperate

3. Often moving as if governed by the driving force. Hyperactivity or can not be silent, comprising:
d. Often moving the hands or feet and often writhing
e. Often leave
f. Often talk excessively

The characteristics of disorders recollection without hyperactivity (ADD), among others:
a. Easily distracted by external stimuli
b. It's hard to hear and obey orders
c. It's hard to concentrate

As with other disorders, approximately 50% of children with ADHD was also followed by other psychiatric disorders such as dyslexia (difficulty reading). Delays in speech, mathematical ability is weak, disturbances tics (movements of the body part repeatedly), oppositional disorder (behavioral refuse), and conduct disorder (antisocial behavior, aggressive).