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Treating Inattentive ADHD
Q:
My daughter was diagnosed with inattentive ADD, and her doctor prescribed a stimulant. Her attention span seems better, but a specialist told me that stimulants are less effective for inattentive type. Is this true? 
A:
ADHD literature and formal diagnostic manuals identify three types of ADHD: Primarily Inattentive, Primarily Hyperactive/Impulsive, and Combined (hyperactive, inattentive, and impulsive). The treatment is the same for all subtypes. Stimulant medications are the most commonly prescribed and, usually, the most effective treatments. You are the best judge of your daughter’s behavior. If you have observed that she seems less distracted after she’s taken her medication, it sounds like she should stay on it.
Larry Silver, M.D., is the author of Dr. Larry Silver's Advice to Parents on AD/HD and The Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities. He is also a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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