I have recently began to go back to therapy
I had gone to a therapist about a year and a half ago, but I got tired of his counseling and stopped going. Plus it was hard to schedule an appointment, and made for a long day. He had my mom and I fill out a list of ADHD behaviors, and he was 90% certain I had ADHD. However, he didn't go into the type I had

Here are my problems..
1. I love to learn, but I get bored very easily after I master something.(IQ tested at 134)
2. Paperwork is my worst enemy. I could not organize if my left depended on it. I used to get my desk dumped in elementary school..my parents called me the absent minded professor. My bookbag and locker in highschool was a disaster. I graduated college with high honors, but was constantly losing things and always had to ask the professor for a copy of the handout right before the exam..because I had lost the original..
3. I can focus when solving hard problems and am the best at it, but at my current job, a claims rep, I make stupid little mistakes on the less important parts of my job.I can't keep my time sheet filled out correctly etc...
4. I can never find my keys, my wallet or my cell phone!
5. I hate following rules for the sake of following rules. My current job requires EVERYONE to do the same thing and it drives me nuts..we have to do certain things if there is a good reason to skip that step. I can't take mindlessly following rules

Anyone have any ideas?

This may may help pittguy

http://www.aqeta.qc.ca/english/general/types/20.htm

I looked at it and not sure what kind I have! I seem to have a mixture

You haven't wrote anything about being hyperactive or impulsive, you could be predominately inatentive.


I looked at it and not sure what kind I have! I seem to have a mixture
If you have a mixture of everything then you may have ADHD combined type.

Diagnostic Criteria


Either (1) or (2):
six (or more) of the following symptoms of inattention have persisted for at least 6 months to a degree that is maladaptive and inconsistent with developmental level:
often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities
often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities
often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand instructions)
often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
often avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort (such as schoolwork or homework)
often loses things necessary for tasks or activities (e.g., toys, school assignments, pencils, books, or tools)
is often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
is often forgetful in daily activities

six (or more) of the following symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity have persisted for at least 6 months to a degree that is maladaptive and inconsistent with developmental level: Hyperactivity


often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
often leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected
often runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate (in adolescents or adults, may be limited to subjective feelings of restlessness)
often has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly
is often "on the go" or often acts as if "driven by a motor"
often talks excessively
Impulsivity


often blurts out answers before questions have been completed
often has difficulty awaiting turn
often interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g., butts into conversations or games)


Some hyperactive-impulsive or inattentive symptoms that caused impairment were present before age 7 years.
Some impairment from the symptoms is present in two or more settings (e.g., at school [or work] and at home).
There must be clear evidence of clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning.
The symptoms do not occur exclusively during the course of a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Schizophrenia, or other Psychotic Disorder and are not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g., Mood Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Dissociative Disorder, or a Personality Disorder).
Specify Type:



Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Combined Type: if both Criteria A1 and A2 are met for the past 6 months
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Predominantly Inattentive Type: if Criterion A1 is met but Criterion A2 is not met for the past 6 months
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Type: if Criterion A2 is met but Criterion A1 is not met for the past 6 months
Note: For individuals (especially adolescents and adults) who currently have symptoms that no longer meet full criteria, "In Partial Remission" should be specified.

Well I am hyperactive, always in a hurry. When I lived with my uncle he would yell at me because I would come home from work, eat standing up, and get ready to go back out again. I constantly fidget..I don't blurt things out, but I have a hard time listening to people since I know what they are going to say. I like to skip steps in a process if they are pointless. Sometimes I talk alot or I talk very fast...I used to do stupid things to get in trouble in high school. nothing bad other than doing stuff without permission, being late, etc

I never had a problem sitting still in class since I liked to learn. That is what makes my mind calm. If I am not learning, I am restless

I am upset because I went to a therapist and they put me on lamicital and are saying it might be bipolar?? I don't think it's bipolar
I have had these symptoms since before I went to elementary school. As I said previously, I did well in school since I was also gifted so I was never tested. I don't think the teachers at my local school knew you could be both gifted and ADHD so I went untreated. I really don't know how I did so well in college.