@SeventhSense There are six types of ADD
1. Classic ADD: Marked inattentiveness at work, home, social occasions, etc; easily distracted from routine tasks; an extremely disorganized life style; and restlessness hyperactivity or impulsivity at work, home, social occasions, etc.
2. Inattentive ADD: On going sluggish or apathetic behavior at home, work, social occasions, etc. along with inattentiveness, distractibility and disorganization, but without the restlessness, hyperactivity and impulsivity in Classic ADD.
3. Over-Focused ADD: Excessive worrying and a tendency to be argumentative, erratic or compulsive with frequent negative or oppositional thinking. Often confused with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
4. Temporal Lobe ADD: A tendency toward quick temper, rage, generalized anxiety, panic and paranoia. Sometimes confused with Organic Mental Disorders and Paranoid Personality Disorder.
5. Limbic ADD: Moodiness, low energy, emotional isolation and feelings of hopelessness. Includes many of the symptoms of moderate to severe depression.
6. Ring of Fire ADD: Angry, mean, unpredictable behavior; sensitivity to noise, light, clothing, touch and grandiose thinking. Often confused with Manic Depressive or Bi-Polar Disorder.
*Described by Daniel G. Amen, M.D., in: Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program that Allows you to See and Heal the 6 Different Types of ADD, Berkley Books, New York (2002).