Sluggish Cognitive Tempo , SCT (abbreviation)

These distinct symptoms were described as sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT).

Sluggish cognitive tempo

In the published preliminary draft revisions, APA writes that more research is needed to assess the "sluggish cognitive tempo" construct.

Sluggish cognitive tempo, what may be a homogenous and distinct group within attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

This proposition will provide a descriptive name for a disorder with little or no hyperactivity which may address the Sluggish cognitive tempo construct as a clinical diagnosis and promote future research.

Sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) is a cluster of symptoms, and possibly a distinct disorder, characterized by the individual being daydreamy, mentally foggy, easily confused, and staring frequently.

However, Barkley currently maintains that the "other attention disorder" is sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT), that there are no meaningful "subtypes" of ADHD, and that the term ADD should no longer be used to avoid confusion.

Dr. Barkley presents "Sluggish Cognitive Tempo vs. ADHD: Differences in Nature, Comorbidity, Impairment, and Management" at Psychiatry Grand Rounds at the Medical University of South Carolina Friday, September 7, 2012.