![]() This transition began during the 1950s and 1960s with the arrival of hyperkinetic-impulse disorder, hyperactive child syndrome, and hyperkinetic reaction of childhood. In the absence of empirical evidence to support the validity of such terms, the field ultimately shifted away from etiologically based diagnostic labels in favor of symptom-based descriptions. This included diagnostic classifications such as postencephalitic behavior disorder, organic drivenness, minimal brain damage, and minimal brain dysfunction. ![]() From the early 1900s until the 1970s, most of the diagnostic labels applied to this pattern of behavior emphasized a presumed etiological basis. It is, however, the most recent in a long line of diagnostic labels that have been used to describe children who display developmentally deviant and impairing symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity. ![]() Beal, in The Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Learning and Attention Problems, 2020 Historical contextĪDHD is not a new clinical phenomenon.
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