When assessing a child for ADHD, doctors may diagnose the child with one of three ADHD subtypes:
Inattentive
Hyperactive-impulsive
Combined
In this video, learn more about the characteristics of each subtype of ADHD, according to Susan Samuels, MD, Psychiatrist at New York- Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine.
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Dr. Diaz is a psychologist at NYU Langone Health.
Dr. Watkins is a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she's the Associate Director of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, and was previously the Associate Training Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program.
Dr. Samuels is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry and clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an assistant attending psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
References
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). About attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD). (n.d.). ADHD and long-term outcomes.
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