According to the American Psychiatric Association's The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, 4th edition revised, symptoms of ADHD must be
a. less severe than other children at the same developmental levels.
b. more severe than other children at the same developmental levels.
c. about the same as other children at the same developmental levels.
d. not considered in terms of severity.
e. excluded from the identification criteria.
ANSWER: b
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