1. History of ADD symptoms in childhood, such as distractibility, short attention span, impulsivity or restlessness.
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2. History of not living up to potential in school or work (report cards with comments such as "not living up to potential).
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3. History of frequent behavior problems in school.
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4. History of bedwetting past 5 years old.
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5.Family history of ADD, learning problems, mood disorders or substance abuse problems.
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6. Short attention span, unless very interested in something.
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7. Easily distracted, tendency to drift away.
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8. Lacks attention to detail.
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9. Trouble listening carefully to directions.
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10. Frequently misplace things.
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11. Skips around while reading or trouble staying on track.
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12. Difficulty learning new games, because it is hard to stay on track during directions.
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13. Easily distracted during sex, causing frequent breaks or turn offs during lovemaking.
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14. Poor listening skills.
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15. Tendency to be easily bored (spaces out).
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16. Restlessness, constant motion, legs moving, fidgetiness.
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17. Has to be moving in order to think.
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18. Trouble sitting still, such as trouble sitting in one place for too long, sitting at a desk job for long periods, sitting through a movie.
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19. An internal sense of anxiety or nervousness.
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20. Impulsive, in words and/or actions (such as spending).
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21. Say just what comes to mind without considering its impact.
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22. Trouble going through established channels, trouble following proper procedure, an attitude of "read the directions when all else fails."
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23. Impatient, low frustration tolerance.
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24. A prisoner of the moment.
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25. Frequent traffic violations.
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26. Frequent, impulsive job changes.
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27. Tendency to embarrass others.
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28. Lying or stealing on impulse.
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29. Poor organization and planning, trouble maintaining an organized work/living area.
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30. Chronically late or chronically in a hurry.
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31. Often have piles of things.
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32. Easily overwhelmed by tasks of daily living.
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33. Poor financial management (late bills, check book a mess, spending unnecessary money on late fees).
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34. Need others to organize you in order to be successful at something.
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35. Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started.
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36. Starting projects not finished, poor follow through.
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37. Enthusiastic beginnings but poor endings.
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38. Spends excessive time at work because of inefficiencies.
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39. Inconsistent work performance.
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40. Chronic sense of underachievement, feeling you should be much further along in your life than you are.
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41. Chronic problems with self esteem.
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42. Sense of impending doom.
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43. Frequent mood swings.
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44. Negativity.
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45. Frequent feeling of demoralization or that things won't work out for you.
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46. Trouble sustaining friendships or intimate relationships.
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47. Trouble with intimacy.
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48. Failure to see others' needs or activities as important.
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49. Lack of talking in a relationship.
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50. Verbally abusive to others.
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51. Proneness to hysterical outburst.
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52. Avoids group activities.
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53. Trouble with authority.
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54. Quick responses to slights that are real or imagined.
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55. Rage outbursts, short fuse.
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56. Frequent search for high stimulation (bungee jumping, gambling, race track, doing many things at once, etc.).
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57. Tendency to seek conflict, be argumentative or to start disagreements for the fun of it.
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58. Tendency to worry needlessly and endlessly.
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59. Tendency toward addictions (food, alcohol, drugs, work).
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60. Switches around numbers, letters or words.
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61. Turn words around in conversations.
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62. Poor writing skills (hard to get information from brain to pen).
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63. Poor handwriting, often prints.
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64. Coordination difficulties.
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65. Performance becomes worse under pressure.
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66. Test anxiety, or during tests your mind tends to go blank.
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67. The harder you try, the worse it gets.
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68. Work or schoolwork deteriorates under pressure.
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69. Tendency to turn off or become stuck when asked questions in social situations.
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70. Falls asleep or becomes tired while reading.
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71. Difficulties falling asleep, may be due to too many thoughts at night.
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72. Difficulty coming awake (may need coffee or other activity before feeling fully awake).
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73. Periods of low energy, especially early in the morning and in the afternoon.
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74. Frequently feeling tired.
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75. Startles easily.
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76. Sensitive to touch, clothes, noise and light.
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