• Three Types of Attentiveness (amplitude)
  Hypo, Hyper, Alternating

seen at...

• Three Levels of Arousal (frequency)
  Hypo, Hyper, Alternating

produce three types of attention difficulty..

• Hypofocus: TYPE 1 "Roving"
  (underattentive/overactive)
  

• Mixed Focus: TYPE 2 "Restless"
  (inattentive/underactive)
  

• Hyperfocus: TYPE 3: "Relentless"
  (overattentive/overactive)

along a continuum that contains...

• Nine Degrees of "Attentional Lability"
  Ranging from 1.1 (underaroused underfocusing)
  to 3.3 (hyperaroused hyperfocusing)

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