-- Posted by fantazia at 9:09 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 What's the difference b/w autism and A.D.D? Its hard to differentiate between the 2 b/c there are similar characteristics. -- Posted by Skip at 9:09 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 one is characterized by hyperactivity and the other is not -- Posted by aleiram51 at 9:09 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 no way.  they are completely different. -- Posted by wtflolzers99 at 9:10 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 to put it harshly autism=retarded add=learning disability -- Posted by jesussuperstar at 9:11 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 autism is mental retardtion and ADHD is just simply hyper. but some autistic children are hyper. -- Posted by Tits McGee at 9:11 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 Autistic people have minds of someone a few years younger than them. A twelve year old autistic boy would do things that an eight year old would do. Something like that. -- Posted by lexbaby at 9:11 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 no i have a.d.d which is nothing like autism totally different thing  u should no that -- Posted by bubble girl2 at 9:12 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 Quote: from Skip at 9:09 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 one is characterized by hyperactivity and the other is not wrong:  a.d.h.d. is hyperactivity.  a.d.d. is just attention deficit disorder -- Posted by MixedDelight at 9:12 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 They're completely different. ADD basically means you have trouble in social situation and have difficulty learning as quickly as other or you experience unexplained hyper activity. It's not easily noticeable from the outside. Autism is a mental retardation that is blatant and hard to miss. -- Posted by fantazia at 9:13 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 ADHD ppl are hyper,  autism ppl can be hyper too? -- Posted by aleiram51 at 9:13 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 okay. so autism is a dysfunction which is characterized by having learning and social disabilities.  also, it can come with motor function disabilities and autistic kids also tend to "space out" add is characterized by having trouble focusing and having low impulse control adhd is like add but with more energy added in. kids with adhd tend to be good athletes though :D -- Posted by Rebecca li at 9:13 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 ADD Doesn't exist. It's just an excuse for lazy parents not to raise their kids. -- Posted by addicted to girls at 9:13 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 Quote: from wtflolzers99 at 9:10 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 to put it harshly   autism=retarded add=learning disability ^ -- Posted by nullPointerException at 9:14 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 umm add = cant pay attention autism = social anxiety. in a more seriouse case mental retardation. -- Posted by Kurasu chan at 9:17 pm on Nov. 28, 2008 COMPLEATLY DIFFERENT -- Posted by JonasDrama at 5:08 am on Dec. 12, 2008 ADD is where you daze off and can't hold still. I live with Autism and ADD so I know how it feels. -- Posted by Chava at 7:43 am on Dec. 12, 2008 ADD doesn't exist and autism does. -- Posted by JonasDrama at 9:21 am on Dec. 12, 2008 ADD does exist! -- Posted by Natsy at 1:00 pm on Dec. 12, 2008 are you fucking serious?? autism is the severest of child mental illnesses whereas ADD is just an over-excited kid who cant sit still long enough to learn -- Posted by samurai608 at 1:36 pm on Dec. 12, 2008 Why are some people talking about ADHD? ADD and ADHD are different -- Posted by JonasDrama at 5:02 pm on Dec. 12, 2008 Quote: from samurai608 at 4:36 pm on Dec. 12, 2008 Why are some people talking about ADHD? ADD and ADHD are different Exactly.