Unlike the hyperactive behaviors typically associated with ADHD, the inattentive subtype includes less noticeable symptoms. In this video, pediatricians and mental health professionals share the symptoms of inattentive ADHD in children.
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
ADDitude Mag. (2023). What inattentive ADHD looks like in the (not so) wild.
ADDitude Mag. (2023). Which ADHD medication is best? ADD stimulants, nonstimulants, & more.
ADDitude Mag. (2021). How ADHD (inattentive type) looks a lot like learning disabilities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). Symptoms of ADHD.
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