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Wait so are ADD and ADHD the same thing?
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@realcaseyrollins ADHD is the medical term ADD is the old term no longer used. There are subtypes to make the distinction now. If you are ADHD without hyperactivity you are "ADHD, Inattentive sub-type" but despite the lack of hyperactivity the H is still attached to the name
I'm not sure I'd say typical, but i do agree that in the vast majority of cases it doesnt need treatment or to be seen as a disability or disease.
I'd say its more accurate to claim it is an aspect to many peoples personality for better and for worse and is a natural part of the variation people hav ementally. It only needs treatment in extreme cases usually IMO
@realcaseyrollins By the way the ADHD designation for all sutypes has been the case for about 23 years now or so which is when it changed.
@freemo @realcaseyrollins Yeah, when I was first diagnosed it was still ADD/ADHD.
But that was in like 1994.
I was diagnosed about 26 - 23 years ago which was when i recall distinctly asking the doctors about the naming and subtypes. I was a very curious and smart kid.
@freemo @realcaseyrollins I certainly didn't ask those questions as a kid.
No matter what you call it, it still means only that the patient is a normal boy, or a slightly atypical girl.