Ring of Fire ADD WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Ring of Fire ADD
According to Dr. Daniel Amen, ADD and ADHD come in six different types. One of these is called ring of fire ADD.1 This type of ADD has some symptoms from each type of ADD involved. Because of this, it may lead to substance abuse problems and antisocial behavior.2 Ring of fire ADD types may be angry and irritable and even overly sensitive to their environment.1 There is very little reliable information as of yet on these types of ADD.
Fast Facts:
- Ring of fire ADD is also called basal ganglia ADD.3
- Ring of fire ADD is often confused with bipolar disorder.4
- The other five types of ADD according to Dr. Amen are classic ADD, inattentive ADD, over-focused ADD, temporal lobe ADD, and limbic ADD.4
- There are different treatments for the different types of ADD.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NewIdeas.net: ADHD Comes in Different Types
- ↑ eHow: Symptoms of the Six Types of ADD
- ↑ Second Hand News: Basal Ganglia ADD
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Psychotherapy Group of New York: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD, ADHD)
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- Contributor: Amy Marlatt
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Amy Marlatt
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Ring of Fire ADD Type, Ring of Fire Attention Deficit Disorder, Basal ganglia ADD, Ring of Fire ADHD
- Last update: Oct. 5, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
