ADD or ADHD?!

[Dison]

I underwent extensive testing. My neuropsychologist always uses the term ADHD. Whatever? I need to be on the move or the ability to do so; good road conditions for driving. Regardless, the ability to concentrate and the “brain fog” seem to be my constant struggle.

[Mark_in_Wales_CVA]

Hi Dison, ADD and ADHD is genuinely the same thing. The fact that some health-professionals/countries have used the word/category 'Hyperactive' or 'With Hyperactivity' does not mean 'physically hyperactive'. Those of us old enough to remember when the 'ADD/ADHD' kid was portrayed as the one who was bouncing off the walls - which became the stereotype - so a lot of people get hung-up on the fact that they either are/are not 'physically hyperactive. The actual 'hyperactivity' is in the brain activity - and can cause the physical hyperactivity, or mental hyperactivity (which a lot of us describe as brain-fog), or both. The brain-fog being when the brain seems to be working at 100mph, but actually not producing anything, or just a blur, that we can't see through. That's my view on it..... All the Best!

[Dison in reply to Mark_in_Wales_CVA]

Yes, I like your take on that. It presents greater clarity.

[InThaFlow in reply to Mark_in_Wales_CVA]

Def a good take Mark_in_Wales_CVA . He more time I spend on this site the more I am equipped with info and language to em understand and help others understand what I experience. I’m not so much interest in making excuses , as alluded to in another thread, but creating understanding where able.

[InThaFlow in reply to InThaFlow]

The* more time...

[Giggles0303]

ADD and ADHD was never actually used simultaneously in the diagnostic criteria. They were different names for the same illness. The term ADD has been out of use in medical criteria since 1987 - I'm always quite suspicious of medical practitioners who still use the term, to be honest.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl... This site explains it really well, but it's a bit technical.

The three main symptoms of ADHD are inattentiveness, impulsivity and Hyperactivity. A lot of people use the term ADD to describe what is actually called the 'inattentive type' of ADHD. There are also the 'hyperactive-impulsive' and 'combined'. But these are all still forms of ADHD since it's possible for new symptoms to develop or for others to go away over time.