The following is a checklist of some of the symptoms seen in kids and
adults with unremediated ADD without hyperactivity.  (Sometimes still
referred to as "undifferentiated ADD".)
        This list was sent to me in 1992 by someone in one of Prodigy's
ADD conferences.  It was created by Dr. Thomas E. Brown of Yale
University. I assume it's copyrighted.
        While not all non-hyperactive ADDers will exhibit all of the
symptoms listed in each category, this does give a good idea of how
ADD "presents" in a person who has not had treatment.  Of course,
someone taking medication(s) may not show symptoms; many older children
and adults "mask" symptoms with a variety of coping mechanisms, such as
avoidance of situations in which the ADDer may feel uncomfortable or
incompetent.
        As always, this is merely a guide to possible diagnosis, and is
not intended as a substitute for diagnosis by a qualified medical
professional.
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I. Activating and Organizing to Work:
-- Has difficulty getting started on tasks, e.g. homework, reports.
-- Feels overwhelmed, e.g. "There's no way I can do this now!", by tasks
that should be managable.
-- When presented with many things to do, has difficulty deciding what
to do first and then getting started.
-- Procrastinates excessively; keeps putting things off.
-- Slow to react or get started; sluggish, slow moving, doesn't jump
right into things.
-- Excessively perfectionistic; has to get things "just so".
-- Sleeps very soundly; hard to wake up in the morning.
-- Appears apathetic or unmotivated.
-- Misunderstands directions for assignments or tasks.
II. Sustaining Attention and Concentration:
-- When trying to pay attention to someone, e.g. class or conversation,
mind drifts off and briefly loses focus.
-- Involuntary "spacing out" occurs intermittently when reading or
listening.
-- Easily "sidetracked", disrupts a task in progress or switches to
doing something else without any reason.
-- When reading, loses track of what has just been read, so needs to
read it again.
-- Easily loses track of the main point in reading books, magazines, and
newspapers.
-- Gets lost in daydreaming, preoccupied with own thoughts.
-- Easily distracted from a task by background noises or activities,
needs to check out whatever else is going on.
-- Stares off into space; seems "out of it".
-- Does not appear to be listening even when it is important to do so.
III. Sustaining Energy and Effort:
-- Feels sleepy or fatigued, even after having adequate sleep.
-- Unable to complete assignments or tests in allotted time; needs extra
time to finish adequately.
-- Criticized by others or by self for being "lazy".
-- Inconsistant quality of work; performance quite variable, e.g., high
grades mixed with low grades for no apparent reason.
-- Criticized by others for "not working up to potential".
-- Energy tends to fade quickly, "runs out of steam".
-- Needs to be reminded by others to get started or to keep working on
assigned tasks.
-- Starts tasks, e.g. homework assignmments, chores, but doesn't finish
them completely.
IV. Irritability, Depressed Mood, Rejection Sensitive:
-- Easily irritated.
-- Sensitive to criticism from others, feels it deeply or for a long
time, or gets overly defensive.
-- Usually "laid back" in dealing with others, but has outbursts of
intense anger.
-- Has dificulty expressing anger appropriately to others.
-- Mood is discouraged, depressed, or "down".
-- Tends to be a loner among peers; keeps to self socially.
-- Appears apathetic or unmotivated.
V. Activating Recall of Aims and Learned Information:
-- Information learned well on one day cannot be recalled easily when it
is wanted; e.g. knows material well on night before a test, but cannot
recall it adequately for test the next day.
-- "Freezes" when taking tests or exams; for a while is unable to get
organized and begin.
-- Forgets things which were intended to be done, e.g. turn off
appliances, return phone calls, keep appointments, do assignments, etc.
-- Forgets to bring or loses track of items needed, e.g. keys,
textbooks, pencils, completed assignments, etc.
-- Has difficulty memorizing, e.g. vocabulary, math facts, names, dates,
etc.
 * SLMR 2.1a * No, thanks, I already had two nagilas.
--- I killed my WildCAT!
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