He had an immediate and strongly positive response, with resolution of most of his symptoms, including the drug abuse, and marked improvement in his medical condition. The nurse deemed the dosage excessive. Dr. D was a psychiatrist who was investigated by the state medical board for her prescribing practices. A number of myths and misunderstandings about adult ADD complicate its treatment. Myths ADD is rare .
ADD is a disorder exclusively of childhood and adolescence .
The definitive diagnosis of ADD relies on confirmatory psychological or mechanical testing. Although suggestive, these tests are often inaccurate in adults, with both false negative and false positive results. Diagnosis remains primarily a clinical judgment and is often confirmed within days, based on a characteristically positive response to medication. All ADD patients are hyperactive. Surely, as neurobiological correlates are discovered, more subtypes will emerge.