PEDIATRICS Vol. 64 No. 4 October 1979, pp. 546-547
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Paying Attention to Attention Deficit Disorder

John E. Schowalter MD1

1 Yale University Child Study Center, 333 Cedar St New Haven, CT 06510

There is more research activity in and writing about hyperactivity than any other behavioral problem of childhood. Because "hyperactive" and "hyperkinetic" were used as descriptive words before they became a diagnosis, there is still understandable confusion on the part of many as to what the syndrome is and what to do about it. Perhaps the diagnostic label of "attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity," which is part of the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMIII),1 will prove helpful. This term gives credit to the fact that poor attention and impulsivity are usually more of a problem to teachers and parents than is the hyperactivity.




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