What is the history of ADHD? How is it related to ADD?
ADHD has assumed many aliases over time from hyperkinesis (the Latin derivative for “superactive”) to hyperactivity in the early 1970s. In the 1980s, DSM–III dubbed the syndrome Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD, which could be diagnosed with or without hyperactivity. This definition was created to underline the importance of the inattentiveness or attention deficit that is often but not always accompanied by hyperactivity. The revised edition of DSM–III, the DSM–III–R, published in 1987, returned the emphasis back to the inclusion of hyperactivity within the diagnosis, with the official name of ADHD. With the publication of DSM–IV, the name ADHD still stands, but there are varying types within this classification, to include symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity–impulsivity, signifying that there are some individuals in whom one or another pattern is predominant (for at least the past 6 months). In the International Classification of Diseases (used predominantly in other Wes
