March 2022 - Northwoods Pediatric Center P.A.

Attention-deficit disorder (ADD) is a medical condition that is typically diagnosed in children who are under the age of 16, with symptoms of inattention, distractibility, and poor working memory. It was only in 1987 when “hyperactivity” was added to the list, and since then, ADHD has increasingly been used instead of ADD. While it is