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January 22, 2021 at 12:31 pm
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Penny Williams
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The official diagnosis in the current DSM is ADHD – Inattentive Type. ADD doesn’t appear in the DSM anymore.
Penny
ADDitude Community Moderator, Parenting ADHD Coach, Podcaster & Author, Mom to teen w/ ADHD, LDs, and autism