Name(s):
Subthreshold attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Subliminal hyperactivity syndrome
Low-level hyperkinesia
Subclinical ADHD
Subliminal ADD
Background
The medical status of ADD is unclear, and this has implications for medical insurance practices in the USA. Victims are generally perceived as having personality disorders rather than a medical problem that may be alleviated with drugs. This conception has changed, however. American companies began in 1997 to receive medical disability claims for ADD, and they remain concerned about the potential for fraud, as the symptoms are easy to fake. The potential for claiming permanent disability also looms.