Found this the other day, some of you may have seen it before. It may have been posted before but I couldn't find it with a quick search, correct me if I am wrong.

Seems pretty definitive and written by someone who understands ADD very well. I don't have all 20 "symptoms" but I have more than three quarters of them...

http://www.netacc.net/~gradda/sp94addu.html

OMG!!!!!!!! I am all 20:eek:

i am 19 out of 20 , i'm not sure if anyone in my family has ADD, i had a hard time just realizing mine.

ADD is Genetic so Maybe not im immediate family or maybe somebody has it and dont realize or dont want to admit it.

1) A sense of underachievement, of not meeting one's goals
2) Difficulty getting organized.
3) Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started.
4) Many projects going simultaneously; trouble with follow-through.
6) An ongoing search for high stimulation.
7) A tendency to be easily bored.
8) Easy distractibility, trouble focusing attention, tendency to tune out or drift away in the middle of a page or a conversation, often coupled with an ability to hyperfocus at times.
9) Often creative, intuitive, highly intelligent.
10) Trouble in going through established channels, following proper procedure.
16) Restlessness
17) Tendency toward addictive behavior.
18) Chronic problems with self-esteem.
19) Inaccurate self-observation.
20) Family history of ADD or manic- depressive illness or depression or substance abuse or other disorders of impulse control or mood.

5) Tendency to say what comes to mind without necessarily considering the timing or appropriateness of the remark.
11) Impatient; low tolerance for frustration.
12) Impulsive, either verbally or in action, as in impulsive spending of money, changing plans, enacting new schemes or career plans, and the like.
13) Tendency to worry needlessly, endlessly; tendency to scan the horizon looking for something to worry about alternative with inattention to or disregard for actual dangers.
14) Sense of impending doom, insecurity, alternating with high risk-taking.
15) Mood swings, depression, especially when disengaged from a person or a project.

Me to da 20th power :D

For sure................

1) A sense of underachievement, of not meeting one's goals
2) Difficulty getting organized.
3) Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started.
4) Many projects going simultaneously; trouble with follow-through.
6) An ongoing search for high stimulation.
7) A tendency to be easily bored.
8) Easy distractibility, trouble focusing attention, tendency to tune out or drift away in the middle of a page or a conversation, often coupled with an ability to hyperfocus at times.
9) Often creative, intuitive, highly intelligent.
10) Trouble in going through established channels, following proper procedure.
11) Impatient; low tolerance for frustration.
12) Impulsive, either verbally or in action, as in impulsive spending of money, changing plans, enacting new schemes or career plans, and the like.
13) Tendency to worry needlessly, endlessly; tendency to scan the horizon looking for something to worry about alternative with inattention to or disregard for actual dangers.
14) Sense of impending doom, insecurity, alternating with high risk-taking.
15) Mood swings, depression, especially when disengaged from a person or a project.
16) Restlessness
17) Tendency toward addictive behavior.
18) Chronic problems with self-esteem.
20) Family history of ADD or manic- depressive illness or depression or substance abuse or other disorders of impulse control or mood.

Maybe/Maybe not..............

5) Tendency to say what comes to mind without necessarily considering the timing or appropriateness of the remark.
19) Inaccurate self-observation.
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Yep ~ all 20! Describes me to a "T"! And I thought it was just because I was stupid or something. I don't know about the intelligence thing but will take the creative. I want to tap into that genius too!!!!

It's surpised me, but it's been fun to recognise what's changed. I'm comforted to know some have changed. I used to display strongly for "Naw" catagory. So as I see it, I was once and probably could be again without too much prompting a 20/20 but now can only qualify as 16/20. Can I still stick around? Please? heh

The Dexedrine may have helped most with #14.
ian

Ya:
1) A sense of underachievement, of not meeting one's goals
2) Difficulty getting organized.
3) Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started.
4) Many projects going simultaneously; trouble with follow-through.
6) An ongoing search for high stimulation.
7) A tendency to be easily bored.
8) Easy distractibility, trouble focusing attention, tendency to tune out or drift away in the middle of a page or a conversation, often coupled with an ability to hyperfocus at times.
9) Often creative, intuitive, highly intelligent.
10) Trouble in going through established channels, following proper procedure.
11) Impatient; low tolerance for frustration.
15) Mood swings, depression, especially when disengaged from a person or a project.
16) Restlessness
18) Chronic problems with self-esteem.
20) Family history of ADD or manic- depressive illness or depression or substance abuse or other disorders of impulse control or mood.

Naw:
12) Impulsive, either verbally or in action, as in impulsive spending of money, changing plans, enacting new schemes or career plans, and the like.
13) Tendency to worry needlessly, endlessly; tendency to scan the horizon looking for something to worry about alternative with inattention to or disregard for actual dangers.
14) Sense of impending doom, insecurity, alternating with high risk-taking.
17) Tendency toward addictive behavior.

I am 17/20 and am partial on the three I am not all the time. My some of the times are:
6) An ongoing search for high stimulation- which depends on your definition of a high stimulation.
10) Trouble in going through established channels, following proper procedure-I do go through proper chanels most of the time. I am a goody 2 shoes to a degree, I do have hide things when I think I have gone out of bounds. So I actually am this about 50/50.
14) Sense of impending doom, insecurity, alternating with high risk-taking-I am very insecure, I do not have doom like the world will end, but little dooms in my life. Like thinking they do not like me when I do not know if the do or don't. Also think about once a week that I will be fired from my job.

Thanks for posting Clam! I have read these before but it has been a while since I went over them. They are good to review.

1) Tendency to say what comes to mind without necessarily considering the timing or appropriateness of the remark. Open Mouth insert foot but always with a lil truth
behind my words:D

2)Trouble in going through established channels, following proper procedure. That
would explain my non comformity...But it sounds like ODD too

OHHHHHH So that why Bosses never liked me!! Woohoo..good the feeling was Mutual!

almost all 20 here. Didn't really read them all:rolleyes: .

Im 19/20.
#9 - I don't see where I'm creative, intuitive, or intellegent.

Maybe Its because of #18-Chronic problems with self-esteem and #19-Inaccurate self observation.

Heh, we gotta work on you matching up to that last symptom. It's something to look forward too, I'm sure you got it in you somewhere.

I won the test, do I get a prize?

I won the test, do I get a prize?Um, KMiller, what test? :confused:

Yes, no doubt you have got it in the bag K... now.. where did I put it.. and what was it again? :*)
ian