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Lolo92 posted:

please tell me the difference between ADD and ADHD

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2 Replies |Report This| Share this:Please help me with this questionplease tell me the difference between ADD and ADHD

momuv4girls responded:

I think this article explains it pretty well:

http://add.about.com/od/adhdthebasics/a/ADDvsADHD.htm

Take care,
-Kathleen

Report This| Share this:Please help me with this questionI think this article explains it pretty well: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://add.about.com/od/adhdthebasics/a/ADDvsADHD.htm">http://add.about.com/od/adhdthebasics/a/ADDvsADHD.htm</a> Take care, -Kathleen

Lainey_WebMD_Staff replied to momuv4girls's response:

Thanks Kathleen,

That was a very good link to explain ADD and ADHD.

Lainey

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Report This| Share this:Please help me with this questionThanks Kathleen, That was a very good link to explain ADD and ADHD. Lainey <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/smile.gif" align="top" border="0">

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