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1. Predominant group 1)
ly inattentive
presentation
(ADHD-PI)
2. Predominantl
y
hyperactive-
im- pulsive
presentation
(ADHD-HI)
3. Combined
presentatio
n (ADHD-C)
4. Children
with ADHD-
PI
5. Children with
ADHD-PI (2)
6. ADHD-PI sub-
groups (sub-
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describes children who
meet symptom criteria
for inattention but not are described as inattentive to details, easily distracted, careless, not
hyperactiv- ity- listening, unfocused, disorganized, unable to sustain ettort, and
impulsivity. forgetful.
They may have a learning disability, find it hard to remember things,
and display low academic achievement. They are often described as
describes children who anxious and apprehen- sive and socially withdrawn and may display
meet symptom criteria anxiety and mood disorders.
for hyperactivity-
Higher rates of inattention in children with ADHD-PI are associated with
impulsivity but not
higher rates of impairment in school, social, and home functioning,
inattention.
which are partly mediated by negative parenting
Children with ADHD-PI represent the most common presentation in the
general population, but they are less often referred to clinics than are
those with ADHD-C
describes children who
meet symptom criteria includes children who display both clinically significant symptoms of
for both inatten- tion inattention and subclinical but still substantial, levels of hyperactivity-
and hyper- activity- impulsivity.
impulsivity.
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7. ADHD-PI sub- impulsivity
groups (sub-
group 2)
8. ADHD-PI sub-
groups (sub-
group 3)
9. ADHD-C
and ADHD-
HI
10. Children with
ADHD-HI and
ADHD-C
presen-
tations are
11. ADHD
Hyperac-
tivity-
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consists of children who originally met criteria for the ADHD-C presentation but experience an
whose inattentive age-related reduction in symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity and, as a
symptoms are linked to result, no longer meet criteria for the ADHD-C presentation.
problems with arousal
and sluggish cognitive Children with ADHD-C are the ones most often referred for treatment
tempo (SCT), a cluster
that includes symptoms
Many of those diagnosed with ADHD-HI as preschoolers do not
such as daydreams,
meet diagnostic criteria for ADHD at a later age, suggesting that the
sleepy/drowsy,
preschool diagnosis reflects a typical developmental phase or possibly
underactive/slow moving,
a time-limited behavior disorder
tired/lethargic, easily
confused, stares blankly, .Presentations are unstable over time—a child described as ADHD-PI at
lost in thoughts, in a fog, one time may be categorized as ADHD-HI or ADHD-C at another point in
slow thinking and time, and vice versa
responding,
spacey/altertness changes more likely to display problems in inhibiting behavior and in behavioral
from moment to moment, persis- tence
apathetic, un- motivated,
or low initiative and They are also more likely to be aggressive, defiant, rejected by peers, and
persistence. sus- pended from school or placed in special education classes
subgroup of individuals involves the undercontrol of motor behavior, poor sustained inhibition of
who meet criteria for behavior, the inability to delay a response or defer gratification, or an
ADHD-PI consists of those inability to inhibit dominant responses in relation to ongoing situational
demands
12. The strong link between hyperactivity and impulsivity suggests a deficit
in regu- lating behavior.