Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder By: Virginia Freemyer

Typical Symptoms in all ADD Short attention span Regular, routine, everyday tasks Difficult time with boring tasks and needs stimulation Can pay attention to: New Interesting Highly stimulating Frightening Distractibility Notice more in their environment

Typical symptoms continued Disorganization Struggle with organization of time and space Tend to be late and struggle to get tasks done on time Last moment Struggle to keep stuff tidy Procrastination Put tasks off until the last minute Do not get stuff done until deadline Poor internal supervision Issues with judgment and impulse control Struggle to think before speaking Harder time learning from their mistakes

How many types of ADD/ADHD do you believe there is? The answer is seven types.

The seven types of ADD/ADHD Classic ADD/ADHD Inattentive ADD Overfocused ADD Temporal Lobe ADD Limbic ADD Ring of Fire ADD Anxious ADD

Classic ADD/ADHD Inattentive Distractible Disorganized Hyperactive Restless Impulsive

Inattentive ADD Inattentive Easily distracted Disorganized Couch potatoes Day dreamers

Overfocused ADD Inattentive Trouble shifting attention Gets stuck in loops of negative thoughts and behaviors Obsessive Excessive worrying Inflexible Frequent oppositional and argumentative behavior

Temporal Lobe ADD Inattentive Easily distracted Disorganized Irritable Short fuse Dark thoughts Mood instability May struggle with a learning disability other than ADD.

Limbic ADD Inattentive Easily distracted Disorganized Chronic low-grade sadness or negativity Low energy Tends to be more isolated socially Frequent feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness

Ring of Fire ADD Inattentive Easily distracted Irritable Overly sensitive Cyclic moodiness Oppositional

Anxious ADD Inattentive Easily distracted Disorganized Anxious Tense Nervous Predicts the worst Anxious with timed test Social anxiety Often has physical stress symptoms

SPECT Images of the Seven types of ADD The images to the side show what the brain of someone with that type of ADD looks like after having a SPECT image of his or her brain.

References Amen, D. G. (2013). Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program that Allows You to See and Heal the 7 Types of ADD. New York City: The Berkley Publishing Group. The Amen Clinics. (2016). ADD/ADHD. Retrieved October 2016, from Amen Clinics: www.amenclinics.com/conditions/adhd-add/