New examples for some of the symptoms
A number of the added examples are seemingly not due to making the criteria more appropriate for adults. They include the items ‘‘e.g., overlooks or misses details, work is inaccurate’’ (to criterion A1.a., which already uses the word ‘‘work’’); ‘‘e.g., mind seems elsewhere, even in the absence of any obvious distraction’’ (criterion A1.c.); ‘‘e.g., starts tasks but quickly loses focus and is easily sidetracked; fails to finish schoolwork, household chores, or tasks in the workplace’’ (to criterion A1.d. which already includes wording appropriate for adults); ‘‘e.g., completes people’s sentences and ‘‘jumps the gun’’ in conversations, cannot wait for next turn in conversation’’ (criteria A2.g. the example emphasizes that this criteria focuses on impulsivity in conversations rather than in actions) and ‘‘e.g., while waiting in line’’ (criterion A2.h., the example emphasizes that this criteria focuses on impulsivity in actions in contrast to impulsivity in conversation). Adding these examples does not make these five criterion more appropriate for different age groups, but acts more as an explanation for the clinician by adding more versatility, and it may also broaden the interpretation of these symptoms marginally in children.