Stop Believing These ADHD Myths: Get the Real Deal, with Dr. Steven Storage

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Dr Daniel Amen

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🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Traditional psychiatry claims there are just three types of ADHD—what if there are actually seven? In this enlightening guest featured episode, Amen Clinics psychiatrist Dr. Steven Storage takes the mic to expose the surprising science behind ADHD, including how brain scans reveal very different types of the condition. And how you might be getting the wrong treatment if you don’t know your type. From inattentive and over-focused types to the explosive “Ring of Fire” type, you’ll learn how ADHD can show up in unexpected ways… and how to tailor treatment for real results. Whether you're a parent, a patient, or simply know someone with ADHD (and most of us do), this episode will change the way you think about this misunderstood condition.

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0:00.0	There are different types of ADHD and not all treatment fits every single person.
0:04.0	We have identified seven different types of ADD, and treatment isn't the same for each type.
0:11.0	So type 1 is classic ADD, someone who's inattentive, someone who's hyperactive, and someone who's impulsive, all at the same time.
0:18.0	Type 2 is inattentive ADD, and this is a type that gets missed a lot, especially in girls.
0:25.5	The third type is over-focused ADHD.
0:29.2	It's not that the person can't focus, it's that the person has a hard time controlling their focus.
0:36.6	Fourth type of ADHD is temporal lobe. They're really
0:40.7	important for mood regulation. The fifth type is limbic ADD and this is a person who feels
0:48.4	depressed, sad, not motivated. The sixth type, ring of fire, ADD. It looks like their brain is literally on fire.
0:57.0	The final type, anxious ADD. This is a person who is nervous, who's tense, and that anxiety gets in the way of their ability to focus.
1:06.0	So there's no way that a one-size-fits-all treatment is going to work. With that, let's talk about treatments.
1:13.6	Every day you are making your brain better or you are making it worse. Stay with us to learn
1:20.5	how you can change your brain for the better every day. Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, obsessive thinking, past emotional trauma,
1:35.2	ADHD, or brain fog, and don't know where to turn? Are your relationships a mess? And you
1:42.2	don't know why? Have you had a brain injury?
1:45.2	Concussion or just don't feel the same after COVID?
1:49.3	Is your memory worse than it was 10 years ago?
1:52.1	Or do you have a parent or grandparent with dementia and want to work on prevention?
1:59.3	Yes, prevention is possible. But the sooner you start, the better.
2:05.0	For 35 years, we've been changing people's brains and their lives using brain-specd imaging
2:11.7	and a personalized natural approach to brain and mental health care.
2:17.5	And we have some of the best publish outcomes anywhere.
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