I would read the criteria in DSM-III, -IV, and -5 to answer that, but I don&#x27;t have access.<p>More inattentive diagnoses occur now, certainly -- I&#x27;m one of them. Diagnosed finally as an adult because I wasn&#x27;t a disruption in my classes. At question is more whether an understanding of initial indicators, and efficacy in flagging both presentations, is equal in parents and teachers.<p>Obnoxious&#x2F;hyperactive kids wear on us more than space-cadet&#x2F;inattentive kids. The hyperactive ones are the squeaky wheel in this case.<p>(And, interesting choices in your signposting, there.)