Diagnosis

In diagnosing ADHD some questions are critical:

• Do the symptoms and behaviors impair the child's functioning?
• Are the difficulties affecting the child's well-being in more than one setting?
• Have the difficulties lasted for a considerable length of time?
• Is the child having academic or social problems?

There are three major types of ADHD:

• Combined Type. This is the most common subtype and involves inattentive, hyperactive, and impulsive symptoms.
• Predominantly Inattentive Type. These children often lose things, forget their homework, daydream, and have trouble managing their time, planning, and organizing their things.
• Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Type. This is the least common type and is characterized by restlessness and fidgetiness, but few or no problems with attention or concentration.