ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER SUBTYPES - ARE THERE DIFFERENCES IN ACADEMIC PROBLEMS

This article addresses the relationship between attention deficit hype ractivity disorder (ADHD) and academic problems. The development of di agnostic categories of attention deficits from the Diagnostic and Stat istical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed.) to the Diagnostic and Sta tistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.) is briefly reviewed. For ty-five Chilean children demonstrating symptoms of either ADHD Combine d Type, ADHD Predominantly Inattentive Type, or ADHD Predominantly Hyp eractivity-Impulsive Type are compared with each other and with a clin ical control group on the prevalence of academic achievement problems. The data show that academic problems are more common among ADHD Combi ned Type and ADHD Predominantly Inattentive Type children. Different r easons for the perceived co-occurrence are discussed.