Question by <3: How can you tell if a person has ADD and ADHD?
1. What symptoms would they notice in themselves?
2. What are the differences between ADD and ADHD?
3. What are the treatments and their side effects?

Thank you in advance for all your help.

Best answer:

Answer by Killian
Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD tends to focus predominately on children, leaving the ADD adult largely under served. Most of the information presented about Attention Deficit Disorder focuses on children, parenting and school issues. All but one ADHD medication currently on the market achieved FDA approval for adult Attention Deficit Disorder treatment.

Attention Deficit Disorder simply was not in vogue when the ADD adult of today was a child decades ago. While today many express concerns of over diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder in children, many also acknowledge the under diagnosing of adults with Attention Deficit Disorder.    Read more...