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Alternate Diagnoses: Are you or your family member  really ADD or ADHD? Check for an alternative diagnosis .

ATTENTION DEFICIT / HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Alternative Diagnoses
 
Symptoms ADS
(DSM-IV)		 Sensory Integration Dysfunction
(Ayres)		 Learning-Related Visual Problems
(Kavner)		 Nutrition Allergies
(Rapp, Crook
& Smith)		 Normal Child Under 7
(Gesell)
Inattention (At least 6 necessary)      

Often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes		 x x x x  
Often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities x x x x x
Often does not listen when spoken to directly x x x x  
Often does not follow through on instructions or fails to finish work x x x x x
Often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities x x x x x
Often avoids, dislikes or is reluctant to engage in tasks requiring sustained mental effort x x x x x
Often loses things x x x x x
Often distracted by extraneous stimuli x x x x x
Often forgetful in daily activities x x x x  

Hyperactivity and Impulsivity (At least 6 necessary)		      

Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat		 x x x x x
Often has difficulty remaining seated when required to do so x x x x x
Often runs or climbs excessively x x   x x
Often has difficulty playing quietly x x   x  
Often "on the go" x x   x x
Often talks excessively x x x x  
Often blurts out answers to questions before they have been completed x x x x  
Often has difficulty awaiting turn x x x x x
Often interrupts or intrudes on others x x x x x
 
 

The excellent chart above is from an article by  Patricia S. Lemer, M.Ed. published by www.add-adhd.org. To read the full account click here.

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