What's the difference between Bi-Polar and ADHD/ADD?

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ADHD is normally found in younger kids and teens, and in a few adults. It stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and the person normally won't be able to sit still or concentrate on one activity (especially if it's boring, like reading or maths) for a long period of time. They might get quite hyperactive and run around lots.

By adulthood a lot of kids that had ADHD will have reduced it to ADD. This makes them disorganised. They may still have trouble concentrating, but won't usually be hyperactive, just have difficulty pinning their thoughts down, or finishing one activity or hobby before moving on to the next.

Bi-Polar (also called Manic Depression) is completely seperate. People go through swings where they are either manic (very happy, seem a bit off their faces) to being very down and depressed. The swings are extreme. Between manic or depressive episodes, they'll often seem completely normal.

Those are three separate entities.
LOOK in the DSM IV for criteria for each.

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