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June 20, 2011 at 1:09 pm #89733
AnonymousInactiveJune 20, 2011 at 1:09 pmPost count: 14413I just found out I am ADHD, taking meds, etc. Best friend ADD. Is there anyone out there with this situation?
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June 20, 2011 at 2:57 pm #105171
AnonymousInactiveJune 20, 2011 at 2:57 pmPost count: 14413I don’t understand. What exactly is the situation?
REPORT ABUSEJuly 2, 2011 at 5:31 pm #105172ADHD and ADD are the same thing.
REPORT ABUSEJuly 3, 2011 at 8:39 pm #105173
AnonymousInactiveJuly 3, 2011 at 8:39 pmPost count: 14413Marixdad…………careful with the absolutes……not everybody with ADD is also hyper……..there are so many degrees of both or either that to be absolute maybe somewhat misleading. For you that maybe be true but there is a large world out there with a vast spectrum in it so………….leave room maybe for another picture.
I can speak only for me and I’m mostly ‘hyper-light”….hahahahahahaha……very situational.
I’m with GameGuy….what situation???? can you be more descriptive…more detail. We are always willing to listen……go ahead give it a kick.
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REPORT ABUSEJuly 15, 2011 at 2:42 am #105174
AnonymousInactiveJuly 15, 2011 at 2:42 amPost count: 14413Marixdad is actually right…ADHD is the current technical term, while ADD is an antiquated one. Yet in common parlance, some often say ADHD when they mean ADHD hyperactive or combined type, while they say ADD when they mean ADHD inattentive type.
I hope to see the day when people start unifying the language used to talk of the disorder rather than using a hodgepodge of terms that mean one thing to one person and another thing to another. Sure the general idea is the same, but ADHD is the term of the times, and ADD is something sticking around for some reason. Perhaps it’s a desire for those with the inattentive type to be distinct from those with the hyperactive/impulsive or combined type. Nevertheless, the brain chemistry is similar enough for it to all be considered the same disorder, just with different subtypes.
REPORT ABUSEJuly 15, 2011 at 11:52 pm #105175Actually, there is a sub group of the ADHD-Inattentive group that are increasingly seen as not ADHD at all. The term used is Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sluggish_cognitive_tempo). As ADHD is a spectrum disorder, there is also more thought into the importance of the hyperactive element. Perhaps the presence of hyperactivity is more an indication of severity and less of a separate subtype.
Perhaps what Anitanorris meant was “I am ADHD-Combined type and my friend is SCT.” That would make for a very odd pairing indeed.
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