GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
ADHD
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Question
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6 months
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6 weeks
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6 days
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2 weeks
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Detailed explanation-1: -Using DSM-5, several of the individual’s ADHD symptoms must be present prior to age 12 years, com-pared to 7 years as the age of onset in DSM-IV.
Detailed explanation-2: -ADHD was not included in the American Psychiatric Association’s “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM) until its second edition in 1968.
Detailed explanation-3: -The DSM-5TM medical classification system for ADHD is published by the American Psychiatric Association, and is used in the US and the rest of the world. This classification system defines ADHD as “a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development”.
Detailed explanation-4: -To be diagnosed with ADHD, symptoms must have been present before the age of 12. Children up to age 16 are diagnosed with ADHD if they have had at least six persistent symptoms of inattention and/or six persistent symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity present for at least 6 months.