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

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

6. Classic ADD/ADHD Inattentive Distractible Disorganized Hyperactive
Restless
Impulsive

7. Inattentive ADD Inattentive Easily distracted Disorganized
Couch potatoes
Day dreamers

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

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

10. 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

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

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

13. 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.

14. 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: