0:00Type one is the classic.
0:01It's what most people think of ADHD.
0:03Short attention span, distractibility, disorganization, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.
0:09They can't sit still.
0:11That's type one, classic.
0:13Type two is inattentive ADD.
0:18Short attention span, distractibility, disorganize, procrastinate, but they're not impulsive.
0:25and more common in girls.
0:28They're not hyperactive.
0:30In fact, they can be a little bit hypoactive.
0:34The third one is over-focused ADD,
0:37where the problem is not so much you can't concentrate,
0:42it's you can't shift your attention,
0:44that you get stuck.
0:46And if you can't shift your attention,
0:48you cannot pay attention,
0:51but it's a different mechanism.
0:53And I found this to be particularly true in children and grandchildren of alcoholics.
1:00And they tend to be argumentative, oppositional, worry.
1:05If things don't go their way, they get upset.
1:09And on the surface, they appear selfish.
1:11They really not selfish They just not flexible And stimulants tend to make them more worried and more upset
1:23Type four is called limbic ADD.
1:26It's where their emotional brain is too busy.
1:29And it's sort of like ADD plus mild depression.
1:35And the glass is always half empty for them.
1:38Type 5, which I think is such an interesting one, is temporal lobe ADD.
1:43They have problems in one or both of their temporal lobes.
1:46Often goes with learning problems, but mood instability, irritability, temper problems.
1:52And then the ring of fire, that's one I may be most known for.
1:56The problem is not low activity, it's too much activity.
2:00Please don't give them a stimulant because they can become violent and aggressive.
2:04to actually use a supplement to calm things down in their brain, very effective.
2:09And then the last one's anxious, ADD, where they're really anxious.
2:15And so they tend to be early to things, but disorganized, distracted, and so on.
2:20So knowing the type, and that's why Ritalin has a bad reputation.
2:26For the right brain, it's miraculous.
2:30For the wrong brain, it's a nightmare.