Anyone else have add Innatentive type?

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I'm not entirely sure what type of ADD I was diagnosed with, but I do know the brain fog all too well.

I have it. I was on a low dose of Adderall, but it caused insomnia. Now I use a minimal amount of caffeine, never after 4pm.

the harder i try to study or work the less cooperative my frontal lobes are. the only solution to this i have found, is to either 1]take a nap for an hour or two, or 2] go out and ride a bike or walk vigorously for an hour or two. i have been doing the latter for quite a while now, as it works and makes my clothes fit more loosely also.

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Yeah I got that and I really recognize the brain fog. That's me like all the time.
I'm so newly diagnosed that I haven't got any meds yet.

I don't know if I actually have any type of add, but I know what you mean by brain fog....it did not used to be quite so much of a problem it was always a bit of an annoyance but I still did pretty good in school well enough for no one to really notice there was anything wrong. but this problem has gotten progressivly worse since I started showing symptoms of PTSD. I was having some bad brain fog problems this week, trying to write a college essay I turned it in and I know it was horrible. But every time i tried to write and think of descriptive words and such my mind just seemed to go blank so it was hell even trying to get it to reach the three page minimum limit. Uhh whats bad though is your supposed to let college teachers know within the first week if you have any type of disability. I did not do that because I was kind of embarrassed and did not know exactly how it would even effect college...but I might have to mention this issue.

Its not a disorder. You know many NTs capable of working with 40 different programs fired up simultaneously on there computer.
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I'm diagnosed with adhd inattentive type and asperger's syndrome. I'm taking Concerta xl which is helping with focus and concentration, I also attend an ASD/ADHD clinic once a month which is helpful.

Is it ADHD…Epilepsy…or Both?

by Phylis Feiner Johnson

ADHD is the current term for the neurological condition formerly known as ADD
(Attention Deficit Disorder), Hyperactivity, Hyperkinesis, Organic Brain
Syndrome, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, and Minimal Brain Damage.

About 5 % of children in the general population have ADHD. However, about
30-40% of children with epilepsy may have ADHD or attention problems. Also, ADHD
is seen more often in boys than in girls (some medical professionals claim this
ratio to be as high 4 to 1).

Interestingly, ADHD is often confused with epilepsy. Especially for kids who
have staring spells, daydreamers or those who blank out frequently during the
day. ("Johnny, you're not paying attention!"). They could actually be absence
seizures.

Either condition may be misdiagnosed as the inattentive type of ADHD and both
can result in learning difficulties. Most of the time, it is an underlying brain
problem that causes seizures, ADHD, and trouble learning. Less often, poorly
controlled seizures and the adverse effect of antiepileptic drugs may impair
attention and learning.

Michael Chez, M.D., Director of Pediatric Neurology at Sutter Neuroscience
Institute, Sacramento, Calif., and Associate Professor of Neurology at the
University of California, Davis, Calif., cautioned that all children who are
inattentive at school don't necessarily have absence epilepsy. He said, "If a
child has lapses of attention both at school and at home, the diagnosis is often
absence epilepsy. But if the staring spells just occur at school, it is probably
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder."

Two behaviors identified children with seizures versus children with ADHD with
96% accuracy: Their eyes became glassy, and the child did not fidget.

Dr. Knowles offered another clinical observation, "If a child is inattentive and
doesn't respond when you call him, it may be ADHD or a seizure. But if you touch
the child and he still doesn't respond, that is more suggestive of a seizure.
Children with ADHD will respond when you touch them. It's really easy to turn
off your ears, but it's much harder to tune out touch."

Furthermore, seizures are episodic events and ADHD is a pervasive disorder that
causes symptoms that are present throughout the day.
Children with suspected attention deficient difficulties may also be referred to
a neuropsychologist for a more comprehensive assessment of their cognitive,
academic, and behavioral functioning.

Neuropsychological tests usually include measures of overall intellectual
functioning, academic achievement, and aspects of attention, language, spatial,
motor, and memory abilities. Neuropsychologists also assess the overall presence
and severity of psychological and behavioral difficulties. Based on this
information, an informed assessment of ADHD symptoms can be made and a diagnosis
provided.

In terms of medication, Ritalin has been shown to counteract the effectiveness
of Phenobarbital. Otherwise, newer antiepileptic medications generally have far
fewer cognitive side effects and less negative drug interactions than did
earlier generations of AEDs. And children can lead productive lives as long as
they receive treatment early on.

Phylis Feiner Johnson
www.epilepsytalk.com

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