Talk:Overactive disorder associated with mental retardation and stereotyped movements

Factuality of Article
"Overactive disorder" is at best an umbrella for a form of ADHD that results in low function in the individual. It is not confirmed as a condition by more than a few sources at present, and until such time as far more information is available it should remain marked as disputed, at least so users know that the information is not set in stone.

Also, the title of the article is quite possibly ... wrong. Would not overactive disorder be far more appropriate, and more easily accessible (easier to commit to memory for those of us not involved with psychology and/or neurocognitive science?

Please do feel free to leave remarks. I'm not going to move this page, but I believe it should be done. I'll wait for editor consensus before breaking stuff. xD Horst.Burkhardt (talk) 05:41, 17 February 2008 (UTC)


 * No, you are clearly being prejudiced by the title. If you Google "overactive disorder", most results are actually for this specific condition, which is a rare form of PDD (a group of conditions that includes autism and Asperger's syndrome). This article discusses the methodological problems about this condition. JFW | T@lk  10:24, 17 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Overactivity is a diagnosis in the ICD. It seems like ADHDers of this subtype are differently affected by stimulants than ADHDers of other subtypes. Of course, ADHD isn't diagnosed by reaction to stimulants and ADHDers of any subtype can many different reactions to the same drug. Even still, ADHD appears differently in those who disabled on an intellectual as well as on general mental basis and this is an official diagnosis. I don't see any reason to consider it controversial. Andrea Carter (at your service &#124; my good deeds) 06:14, 15 August 2015 (UTC)