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What Is The Difference Between ADD And ADHD?

Jim Forgan, Ph.D., shifted to the term ADHD or attention deficit hyperactivity How Do I Know If My Child Has ADHD?
Licensed School Psychologist disorder. In the early 1990s ADHD was classified into Children can be evaluated for ADHD with several
You may have wondered three different types, or presentations, that we use today. instruments that assess their functioning in different areas
things like “What is ADD? The three types are: inattentive presentation, hyperactive and look at the severity of their symptoms. The testing we
Is it different from ADHD?” presentation, and combined presentation. provide in our office targets the specific areas of concern
or “How do I know if my So, if you’re seeing inattentive symptoms in your related to ADHD and allows us to diagnose and provide
child has ADD or ADHD?” child and they were to be diagnosed, the official diagnosis specific recommendations to support your child at home and at
ADD was an older term for would be ADHD, predominately inattentive presentation. school. Our evaluations are comprehensive and offer a “whole
attention deficit disorder, Likewise, if your child struggled with hyperactivity and child” approach so we will be able to assess their cognitive
which is the classification impulsivity the diagnosis would be ADHD, predominately processing, like attention, memory, and processing speed, as
for symptoms like hyperactive presentation and if your child had both well as their social-emotional and behavioral functioning. Our
inattention, distractibility, symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity, testing will provide you with the answers to know if your child
forgetfulness, and making careless mistakes. While they would be diagnosed with ADHD, combined really has ADHD or if they are struggling in some other area
people still use the term ADD to classify these symptoms, presentation. What this shift in terminology did was that is contributing to their ADHD-like symptoms. You will
it is no longer the technical term used in the medical combine both inattentive and hyperactive impulsive leave this process with targeted and specific recommendations
and psychology community to diagnose these types of symptoms into one disorder with specific presentation tailored to your child’s strengths and weaknesses.
symptoms. In the late 1980’s the medical community types so everything could be categorized the same way. Call (561) 625-4125 to discuss about your child.
Cardinal Newman’s Dillon Schneider Achieves

National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
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Cardinal Newman High School proudly announces that Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The stage of the competition, Schneider must fulfill several
senior Dillon Schneider has been recognized as a semifinalist nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than one requirements, including submitting a detailed scholarship
in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. percent of U.S. high school seniors. application highlighting his academic record, leadership,
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Over 1.3 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered “On behalf of the entire Cardinal Newman community, community involvement, and extracurricular achievements.
the program by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National I am proud to announce that Dillon Schneider is counted Additionally, Schneider will need to write an essay and earn
among this extremely select group of scholars,” said Cardinal SAT or ACT scores that confirm his PSAT performance.
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Newman High School principal Ed Curtin. “Being named a Cardinal Newman High School is a premier college
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist is truly an amazing preparatory Catholic high school in West Palm Beach. Their
honor, and we are very proud of Dillon’s accomplishment.” vision is to build life’s champions through faith, academics,
Schneider now has the opportunity to compete for one servant leadership, and a strong family atmosphere. For more
of approximately 6,870 National Merit Scholarships and the information about Cardinal Newman High School, visit
prestigious title of Merit Scholar . To advance to the finalist cardinalnewman.com.
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