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WHAT
IS
ADD?
DO
I
HAVE
ADD?
DOES
HE/SHE
HAVE
ADD? 5
THE
SELF
HELP
DIAGNOSIS
and
TREATMENT
of
ADD
using
Checklists 11
The Maxi ADD Checklist 13
38
10
Common
Features
in
All
Types
of
ADD
41
The
6
Different
Types
of
ADD
FIXING
ADD
(Section
A)
A
Brief
Overview
of
The
Management
of
ADD 45
FIXING
ADD
(Section
B)
The
Detailed
Treatment
of
ADD
52
Beating
Street
Amphetamine 67
ADD,
Street
Drugs
and
The
Law
69
So
What
Is
The
Situation Now?
72
The
“Big
7”
Mental
Health
Disorders
73
A Case History 106
3
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One
Doctor’s
Thoughts
From
17
Years’
Intensive
Study of
and
Work
with
Mental
Health,
Substance
Abuse
and
Addiction
Patients
107
Disclaimer
118
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WHAT
IS
ADD?
DO
I
HAVE
ADD?
DOES
HE/SHE
HAVE
ADD?
WHAT
IS
ADD?
DO
I
HAVE
ADD?
DOES
HE/SHE
HAVE
ADD?
If
you
read
this
ADD
E
Book
and
do
the
Checklists
a
few
times,
you
will
be
rewarded
with
a
better
understanding
of
ADD
than
even
the
experts
had
until
a
few
years
ago.
Don’t
get
spooked
by
a
few
unfamiliar
words
and
don’t
be
bluffed
by
people
who
make
it
seem
very
complicated.
What
you
need
to
know
is
not
very
complicated.
Does
Everyone’s
Brain
Work
Well?
No!
Many
People
Have
a
Brain
that
needs
to
work
much
better!
Do
You
Need
a
Brain
That
Works
Well?
Yes!
To
beat
the
problems
and
have
a
good
life
you
really
do
need
a
Brain
that
Works
Well!
A
Brain
That
Works
Well
will
save
you
heaps
of
trouble.
It
is
what
you
most
need
in
order
to
Feel
Good,
to
Function
Well,
and
to
have
a
Normal
Happy
Life.
An
Efficient
Brain
will
help
you
to
be
and
to
get
what
you
want/need
in
life.
A
TROUBLED
LIFE
is
nearly
always
caused
by
a
BRAIN
that
doesn’t
work
well
enough
for
the
Troubled
Person
to
FEEL
GOOD
and
to
FUNCTION
and
PERFORM
WELL.
Some
of
their
Brain
Chemistry
Flows
and
Brain
Electricity
Flows
are
disturbed;
their
Brain
has
recorded
too
many
Nasty
Memories
(Mental
DVDs
of
Nasty
things
that
have
happened);
and
they
have
too
many
Negative
Thinking
Habits.
THE
COMMONEST
BRAIN
DISORDER
THAT
CAUSES
PEOPLE
DISTRESS,
to
be
DYSFUNCTIONAL
&
to
be
DRUG
&
ALCOHOL
PRONE
is
ADD/ADHD
(ATTENTION
DEFICIT
DISORDER).
Are
you
gifted
at
art,
colours,
music,
drama,
literature,
writing
or
sport?
Do
you
daydream
too
much,
or
have
difficulty
staying
focussed
and
concentrating?
Do
you
often
have
to
read
things
over
and
over
again
before
you
“get”
the
message?
Do
people
often
have
to
repeat
what
they
say
to
you
several
times
before
you
“get”
the
message?
Are
you
easily
distracted?
Do
you
have
too
many
things
on
the
go
at
once,
many
of
which
you
never
get
finished?
Do
you
often
run
late
for
or
miss
appointments?
Are
you
fidgety
or
impulsive?
Do
you
use
more
Social
Drugs,
Over
the
Counter
Medications
and/or
Illegal
Street
Drugs
than
most
other
people?
Is
your
life
a
disappointment
to
you
and/or
to
your
family?
If
your
answer
is
yes
to
more
than
3
or
4
of
these
questions
then
it
is
likely
that
you
have
some
degree
of
ADD/ADHD
(Attention
Deficit
Disorder).
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WHAT
IS
ADD?
DO
I
HAVE
ADD?
DOES
HE/SHE
HAVE
ADD?
In
ADD
your
Brain
doesn’t
work
well
because
its
Base
(The
Basal
Ganglia)
doesn’t
produce
enough
of
the
chemicals
Dopamine
and
Noradrenalin.
These
two
chemicals
stimulate
the
Front
Part
of
your
Brain
(The
Frontal
Lobes),
which
are
Understimulated
and
Underactive
and
don’t
perform
properly
when
there
is
not
enough
Dopamine
and
Noradrenalin.
When
you
are
ready,
now
or
later,
go
to
www.MentalFirstAid.com
or
www.MentalHealthAssessment.org.
In
20
to 30
minutes
doing
one of the
Checklists will
show
you
whether
you
have
any
Features
of
any
of
The
“Big
7”
Mental
Health Disorders,
including
ADD,
that
are
spoiling
your
life.
Repeat
a
Checklist
weekly if
you
have
a
Total
Score
of
more
than
200.
Each
time
you
do
a
Checklist
you
will better
understand
any
Mental
Health
Disorders
you
have
and
become
clearer
about
how
to
fix
them.
Approximately
1
child
in
15
is
born
with
ADD,
which
is
a
Brain
Chemistry
Prob-
lem
they
inherit
from
one
or
both
of
their
parents;
so
in
a
class
of
30
children
on
average
2
have
ADD.
ADD
can
be
mild,
moderate,
severe,
or
very
severe;
there
are
6
different
types
of
ADD;
and
when
there
is
ADD
there
are
always
other
Men-
tal
Health
Disorders
as
well
such
as
Bipolar
Disorder
and/or
Anxiety
Disorders
and/or
Major
Depression
and/or
Insomnia
etc.
So
it’s
a
bit
complicated,
but
don’t
worry,
ADDselfhelp
will
make
it
all
clear
and
reasonably
easy
if
you
go
through
it
a
couple of
times.
Children
with
Mild
or
Moderate
ADD
are
a
bit
more
“difficult”,
need
more
care
and
don’t
do
quite
as
well
as
the
average
child;
unless
they
find
something
they
are
naturally
good
at
and
which
is
interesting
or
exciting
enough
to
turn
them
on
by
stimulating
their
Brain
to
produce
more
Noradrenalin
and
Dopamine.
They
may
then
excel
because
when
they
are
turned
on
ADD
people
are
always
gifted
and
talented.
Approximately
half
of
the
children
born
with
ADD
grow
out
of
it
by
their
twenties.
However
if
it
is
Moderate
and
they
don’t
find
anything
that
turns
them
on,
or
if
it
is
Severe,
unless
it
is
diagnosed
and
treated
long
before
they
grow
out
of
it,
their
ADD
can
cause
them
to
reach
adult
life
with
a
Poor
Education,
a
Poor
Quality
of
Life,
low
Self
Confidence/Self
Esteem,
and
a
Sense
of
being
a
Failure.
Those
with
very
severe
ADD
may
also
have
joined
Troubled
Groups,
be
in
trouble
with
Drugs
or
Alcohol,
and
may
have
trouble
with
Unemployment
or
have
an
Unskilled
Job
which
is
below
their
potential.
ADD
needs
to
be
taken
seri-
ously,
and
fortunately
we
can
now
diagnose
and
treat
it
very
effectively.
Another
positive
is
that
ADD
children
nearly
all
have
high
“practical”
intelligence
in
addition
to
special
gifts
and
talents,
and
once
they
are
diagnosed
and
treated
properly
and
understand ADD
they
can
find
their
place
in
life
and
make
this
superior
intelligence
and
their
gifts
work
for
them.
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WHAT
IS
ADD?
DO
I
HAVE
ADD?
DOES
HE/SHE
HAVE
ADD?
The
half
of
the
ADD
children
who
haven’t
grown
out
of
it
by
their
twenties
con-
tinue
to
suffer
from
ADD
right
through
to
old
age
unless
they
are
diagnosed
and
effectively
treated.
Effective
treatment
can
only
happen
if
the
person
with
ADD
and
those
who
are
near
and
dear
to
them
take
a
strong
personal
interest
in
under-
standing
and
managing
their
ADD.
You
can’t
just
leave
it
all
to
the
Doctors
and
the
Psychologists.
Other
people
can
help
you
but
they
simply
can’t
do
it
all
for
you.
Unless
you
also
Help
Yourself
you
will
never
get
well
enough
to
have
a
normal
happy
life.
ADD
has
been
made
a
much
more
common
problem
in
modern
times
by
two
of
the
most
damaging
changes
that
have
occurred
in
human
lifestyles
in
the
last
few
generations;
all
the
Unnatural
Artificial
Chemicals
in
the
Manufactured
and
Junk
Foods
and
Drinks
we
now
consume,
and
the
Lack
of
Physical
Exer-
cise
in
so
much
of
today’s
Work,
Recreation
and
Daily
Living.
Our
lifestyles
now
seriously
differ
from
the
lifestyles
that
our
genes,
our
bodies
and
our
brains
adapted
to
over
thousands
of
years.
If
you
have,
ADD
a
Fresh,
Nature
Based,
Low
Artificial
Chemicals
Diet
and
Fluids,
Physically
Active
Employment
and
a
Lifestyle
with
lots
of
Exercise,
will
help
you
to
feel
normal
and
to
function
much
better.
That
Diet
and
Lifestyle
will
also
help
you
to
reduce
your
chances
of
developing
two
oth-
er
serious
and
increasingly
common
health
problems,
Diabetes
and
Metabolic
Syndrome,
which
can
also
spoil
your
life.
Our
BRAIN
is
our
“Headquarters”!!
It
is
our
main
“Managing
Centre”
and
is
much
the
most
important
part
of
each
of
us
Our
BRAIN
is
made
up
of
millions
of
tiny
cells.
Each
of
our
many
different
types
of
tiny
brain
cells
produces
tiny
flows
of
different
types
of
Chemicals
and
different
speeds
(frequencies)
of
Electricity.
These
tiny
flows
join
together
to
become
big-
ger
streams
of
Chemicals
and
Electricity
which
flow
to
all
of
the
different
parts
of
our
brain
and
our
body.
Through
the
strength
of
the
flows
of
the
different
CHEMICALS
and
the
different
speeds
of
ELECTRICITY
which
it
produces
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WHAT
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ADD?
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HAVE
ADD?
our
Brain
creates
and/or
manages
most
aspects
of
our
life
–
our
feelings,
our
thoughts,
our
memories,
our
actions
and
our
general
health
and
ability
to
function.
When
your
Brain
doesn’t
work
well
your
whole
life
becomes
uncomfortable
or
painful,
more
difficult,
more
hazardous.
Getting
your
Brain
working
better
is
the
most
important
thing
you
and
your
Healthcarers
can
do
to
help
you
to
avoid
and
to
solve
problems,
to
feel
good/normal,
and
to
enable
you
to
have
a
Normal
Happy
Life.
ADD
sufferers
nearly
all
have
superior
Practical
Intelligence
(not
Academic
Type
Intelligence)
and
giftedness
in
things
such
as
Music,
Art,
Colours,
Sport,
Drama,
Literature,
Writing
or
other
activities;
but
ADD
is
also
called
“the
Addictive
Brain
Disorder”.
So
people
with
ADD
can
be
great
as
Sir
Winston
Churchill
was,
despite
all
the
cigars
he
smoked
and
the
whisky
he
drank,
or
they
can
be
great
but
then
crash
and
burn
as
Heath
Ledger
did.
Getting
your
Brain
working
well
includes
correcting
your
Brain
Chemistry
Flows,
correcting
your
Brain
Electricity
Flows,
dealing
with
recurring
Nasty
Memories
and
Dreams,
and
developing
the
Habit
of
Always
Being
Positive/
Optimistic/Confident
in
Your
Thinking,
Actions
and
Feelings.
In
the
past
the
only
treatment
for
ADD
was
to
improve
the
Brain
Chemistry
by
boosting
Noradrenalin
and
Dopamine
production
with
the
Stimulant
Medications
Ritalin
or
Dexamphetamine.
Increasing
Noradrenalin
and
Dopamine
stimulates
The
Frontal
Lobes
of
the
Brain
to
function
more
normally.
However,
we
have
now
found
that
diet,
exercise,
types
of
education
and
training,
types
of
work
and
lifestyle
are
also
all
very
important
in
improving
Brain
Chemistry
and
making
ADD
people’s
lives
comfortable
and
functional.
It
is
especially
important
for
people
with
ADD
to
build
their
lives
around
things
they
find
very
interesting,
very
exciting,
and/or
challenging
and
a
bit
scary,
because
those
things
increase
their
Brain’s
production
of
Noradrenalin
and
Dopamine.We also now have Modafinil which is a
milder stimulant of Noradrenalin and Dopamine production and therefore is not
abused and is safer than Ritalin and Dexamphetamine.
We
have
also
found
that
SNRI
“Antidepressants”,
which
also
boost
Nora-
drenalin
and
Dopamine
levels,
may
give
better
overall
results
than
Dexam-
phetamine
and
Ritalin
in
many
cases
of
ADD,
and
are
much
easier
to
control
than
Dexamphetamine.
Because
Antidepressants
boost
Brain
Serotonin
levels
as
well
as
Noradrenalin
and
Dopamine
levels,
they
are
helpful
for
Depression,
Anxiety,
Low
Self
Confidence/Self
Esteem,
some
Sleep
Disorders
and
Post
Trau-
ma
Disorders
as
well
as
for
ADD.
So
Antidepressants
help
ADD
and
also
help
many
of
the
Disorders
that
very
often
go
with
ADD.
Fortunately
they
don’t
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WHAT
IS
ADD?
DO
I
HAVE
ADD?
DOES
HE/SHE
HAVE
ADD?
vate
Anxiety
or
Sleep
Disorders
or
cause
weight
loss,
which
Dexamphetamine
may
do.
Also
any
Doctor
can
prescribe
Antidepressants
so
they
are
much
more
affordable
and
quicker
and
easier
to
get
than
Dexamphetamine
and
Ritalin,
which
only
Pediatricians,
Psychiatrists
and
Neurologists
can
prescribe
in
Australia.
We
also
now
know
from
the
new
SPECT
Brain
Scans
that
in
about
20%
of
cases
of
ADD
there
is
Overactivity
in
other
parts
of
the
Brain
in
addition
to
the
usual
ADD
Underactivity
of
the
Front
of
the
Brain.
Anything
that
increases
the
Noradrenalin
production
in
the
Brain
improves
the
performance
of
the
Underactive
Noradrenalin
deprived
Front
Part
of
the
Brain
but
makes
the
Overactive
Irritable
parts
of
the
Brain
more
Overac-
tive
and
more
Irritable.
Overactivity
in
parts
of
the
Brain
not
only
causes
Irritability
but
may
cause
Anger
and
sometimes
even
Rage
or
Violence
e.g.
Temporal
Lobe
ADD
in
which
Road
Rage
and
Domestic
Violence
may
occur.
So
Irritability,
Anger
and
Rage
is
made
worse
by
Dexamphetamine,
Ritalin
and
Stimulating
“Antidepressants”
in
about
20%
of
cases
of
ADD.
However
we
now
know
that
the
Irritability,
Anger
and
Violence
can
be
quickly,
easily
and best
be
prevented
with
Anticonvulsant/Mood
Stabiliser
medications,
e.g.
Carbamazepine,
Lamotrigine
or
Sodium
Valproate
.
Major
Tranquilisers/Antip-
sychotics
such
as
Amisulpride,
Quetiapine,
Olanzapine
or
Pericyazine
may
also
help
to
settle
Irritability,
Anger
and
Violence
and
may
be
a
better
choice
when
there
are
severe
Anxiety
Disorders
or
Paranoia
with
the
ADD.
Some
cases
will
respond
best
to
a
combinations
of
a
Mood
Stabiliser
and
a
Major
Tranquiliser.
When
you
take
both
you
need
smaller
doses.
In
ADD
there
is
also
excessive
production
of
Brain
Electricity,
which
usually
shows
up
in
a
special
EEG
(a
recording
of
the
electricity
flows
of
the
brain)
as
excessively
strong
flows
of
the
3
and
5
Hz
Electricity.
These
excessively
strong
flows
of
Electricity
can
usually
be
corrected
long
term
with
30
or
40
sessions
of
EEG
Biofeedback.
EEG
Biofeedback
is
a
Brain
Electricity
Feedback
Training
or
Tuning
process
in
which
your
Brain
Learns
to
produce
more
moder-
ate,
more
normal
flows
of
electricity.
This
Learning
gives
lasting
improvement,
whereas
Medications
give
passive,
temporary
improvement.
For
many
years
we
have
known
about
the
2
commonest
types
of
ADD
(Hyperac-
tive
and
Inattentive),
which
we
call
ADHD
and
Inattentive
(or
Daydreaming)
ADD
and
which
are
due
to
Underactivity
of
the
Frontal
Lobes
of
the
Brain.
Now
the
new
SPECT
scanning
techniques,
which
show
all
the
Overactive
as
well
as
all
the
Underactive
areas
in
the
brain,
have
shown
that
there
are
at
least
4
other
types
of
ADD,
including
Overfocussed
ADD,
Temporal
Lobe
ADD,
Limbic
ADD
and
Ring
of
Fire
ADD.
It
is
now
possible
for
us
to
accurately
diagnose
and
effectively
treat
all
of
the
6
different
types
of
ADD.
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WHAT
IS
ADD?
DO
I
HAVE
ADD?
DOES
HE/SHE
HAVE
ADD?
This
means
that
all
ADD
sufferers
can
now
be
helped
to
feel
normal,
to
function
normally
and
to
live
Normal
Happy
Lives.
It
also
means
that
the
many
ADD
people
who
are
gifted
in
music,
art,
colours,
drama,
literature,
writing,
sport
etc,
can
now
aspire
to
be
High
Achievers
without
the
danger
of
Substance
Abuse
or
Addiction
causing
them
to
crash
and
burn,
as
has
happened
to
so
many
gifted
people
in
the
past.
Although
most
doctors
and
psychologists
diagnose
ADD
through
the
traditional
consultation
method
and
sometimes
by
also
getting
SPECT
brain
scans
done,
in
my
practice
I
have
found
that
an
accurate
diagnosis
can
be
made
most
ef-
ficiently,
quickly
and
cost
effectively
with
Computerized,
Internet
Enabled,
SelfHelp
Checklists.
These
Computerised
Checklists
ask
all
of
the
questions
needed
to
make
an
accu-
rate
Assessment,
they
never
forget
to
ask
anything,
and
the
patient
has
usually
already
started
to
understand
what
ADD
is
by
the
time
they
have
read
and
answered
the
ADD
Checklist
questions.
By
the
time
they
have
read
and
answered
all
of
the
Checklist
questions
at
www.MentalFirstAid.com or www.MentalHealthAssessment.org
they
have
also
usually
discovered
for
themselves
whether
or
not
they
have
any
features
of
ADD;
and
they
are
also
already
starting
to
realize
what
the
solutions
are
for
some
of
their
ADD
problems,
if
they
have
any;
and
they
can
repeat
an
online
ADD
SelfHelp
Checklist whenever
they
are
motivated
to
learn
more,
day
or
night,
365
days
of
the
year,
at
minimal
cost.
Some
people
doubt
the
accuracy
of
self
administered
Checklists,
believing
that
patients
are
sometimes
not
honest.
Any
Doctor
who
works
in
a
Drug
and
Alcohol
Clinic
is
told
lies
every
day
and
I
am
pretty
skilled
now
at
knowing
when
a
patient
is
telling
the
truth
and
when
they
are
telling
lies.
What
I
and
other
Doctors
have
found
is
that
patients
will
often
reveal
more
of
the
truth
to
a
computer
than
they
will
to
me.
Every
week
patients
reveal
things
of
vital
importance
to
their
treatment
when
they
click
on
answers
to
my
Checklist
Questions
which
they
have
never
previously
revealed
to
a
Doctor,
and
probably
weren’t
going
tell
me
either.
Guilt
and
Embarrassment/Shame
are
major
downers
in
the
life
of
every
person
with
Mental
Illness
and
Substance
Abuse.
Often
what
they
value
most
in
a
Doctor
is
that
no
matter
what
they
admit
to
the
Doctor
won’t
be
judgmental;
and
computers
aren’t
judgemental!
When
my
patients
are
bending
the
truth,
hiding
things
from
me
or
telling
me
lies
I
usually
know,
and
they
usually
know
I
know.
People
are
smart
when
their
Adrenalin
is
flowing,
which
it
is
in
those
situations.
Once
they
know
I
am
not
going
to
judge
them,
criticise
them
or
get
angry
or
laugh
at
them,
they
reveal
more
and
more
in
subsequent
Computerized
Checklists,
making
their
treatment
easier
and
more
effective.
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THE
SELF
HELP
DIAGNOSIS
AND
TREATMENT
of
ADD
THE
SELF
HELP
DIAGNOSIS
and
TREATMENT
of
ADD
using Checklists
Each
Question
in
the
Checklists
asks
about
a
particular
Discomfort
or
a
particular
Difficulty
in
daily
living,
which
could
be
spoiling
your
life
if
you
suffer
from
ADD
or
from
other
Mental
Health
Disorders.
Each
question
is
asked
to
help
make
it
clear
to
you
as
well
as
to
your
Healthcarers
whether
or
not
you
suffer
from
a
particular
Discomfort
or
a
particular
Dysfunction.
Therefore
each
time
you
do
a
Checklist
you
will
1.
Learn
from
the
questions
that
are
asked
what
the
problems
are
that
ADD
can
cause
a
person.
2.
You
will
learn
more
and
more
about
how
your
Brain
and
Mind
Function,
and
whether
your
brain
has
any
ADD
Malfunctions/Dysfunctions.
Also
what
effects
this
has
on
how
you
feel,
how
you
perform,
and
on
your
Quality
of
Life.
4.
Each
time
you
do
a
Checklist
you
will
become
more
motivated
and
more
able
to
make
those
changes
that
will
help
you
to
solve
your
problems
and
to
improve
your
Quality
of
Life.
5.
Your
Brain
will
automatically
start
to
make
changes
as
you
repeatedly
read
and
answer
the
Checklist
questions,
especially
if
you
keep
visualizing
exactly
what
you
want,
and
keep
saying
to
your
self
and
to
others
exactly
what
you
want,
e.g.
“I
want
to
be
very
good
at
Paying
Attention”,
and
“I
want
to
be
very
good
at
Focussing
and
Concentrating”,
and
“I
want
to
be
able
to
quickly
and
reliably
“get”
what
I
read
and
“get”
what
I
hear,”
or
“I
want
to
be
able
to
accurately
sense
what
other
people
are
feeling
so
that
I
can
have
good
relationships,”
or
“I
want
to
be
better
organized,
to
be
able
to
get
things
done
and
to
do
well
in
life,”
or
“I
want
to
have
nothing
to
do
with
drugs”.
I
wanted
The
ADD
Checklist
to
be
thorough,
but
not
too
long
or
too
difficult
for
people
to
do.
I
therefore
developed
2
Checklists
that
have
ADD
questions,
so
that
you
can
start
with
an
easy
shorter
one,
The
Mental First Aid Checklist,
before
going
on
to
a
more
detailed
one,
The
Mental Health Assessment
Checklist.
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