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	<title>ADHD Roller Coaster: &#34;Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?&#34; &#187; Adult ADHD Myths</title>
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		<title>&#8220;You, Me, ADD&#8221; Now Available for Kindle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Finding Support]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick note to let you know that my book, Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?, is available as a download from Amazon.com for Kindle devices and Kindle applications for iPads, iPhones, PCs, and so forth.  Just click on the book title above to go directly to the product page. Please tell your friends [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/you-me-add-now-available-for-kindle/' addthis:title='&#8220;You, Me, ADD&#8221; Now Available for Kindle ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Knowing the Facts Makes You &#8220;Gaslight-Proof&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adult-adhd-myths/knowing-the-facts-makes-you-gaslight-proof/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who knew that wearing my new t-shirt to the farmer&#8217;s market would cause such a fuss?  Instead of my usual sharing of brief assessments about sugar-snap peas or shitake mushrooms with other shoppers, I was drawn into a &#8220;debate&#8221; about ADHD. Sure, I&#8217;m accustomed to ranting ADHD-denyers on the rough-and-tumble Internet, but not while strolling amid [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adult-adhd-myths/knowing-the-facts-makes-you-gaslight-proof/' addthis:title='Knowing the Facts Makes You &#8220;Gaslight-Proof&#8221; ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>More Details on New ADHD-Dopamine Research</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/more-details-on-new-adhd-dopamine-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD in the News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I posted this blog entry on recent research from neuroscientist Nora Volkow and colleagues, more detailed stories interpreting the study&#8217;s findings have become available. In particular, this report from MedPage today targets clinicians. That site also includes an audio interview with Dr. Volkow, below (despite a strong Spanish accent, Dr. Volkow does a good [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/more-details-on-new-adhd-dopamine-research/' addthis:title='More Details on New ADHD-Dopamine Research ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines We Love: ADHD is Biological</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, the headlines this week may not come as news to us. But, following the recent ADHD Hall of Shame entry, science-based reportage comes as welcome relief.  The following news sources, among others, report the latest study by NIDA Director Nora Volkow and colleagues showing that, well, ADHD is real. Read all about it.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/headlines-we-love-adhd-is-biological/' addthis:title='Headlines We Love: ADHD is Biological ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Be &#8220;Too Smart to Have ADHD?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-in-the-news/can-you-be-too-smart-to-have-adhd/</link>
		<comments>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-in-the-news/can-you-be-too-smart-to-have-adhd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[High intelligence does not protect you from the effects of ADHD, a recent study indicates. Unfortunately, too many people mistakenly assume that high IQ rules out ADHD entirely<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-in-the-news/can-you-be-too-smart-to-have-adhd/' addthis:title='Can You Be &#8220;Too Smart to Have ADHD?&#8221; ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Newsflash: ADHD Dates Back to 1798 (at least!)</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-in-the-news/newsflash-adhd-dates-back-to-1798-at-least/</link>
		<comments>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-in-the-news/newsflash-adhd-dates-back-to-1798-at-least/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Crichton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is ADHD a modern &#8220;invention,&#8221; created by computers, fast food, or even…Big Pharma? Recorded history says no. In fact, a recently discovered medical text from 1798 describes, in some detail, disorders of attention, including the observation that some are likely hereditary. Physician Alexander Crichton (pictured right, at his Cambridge University graduation) provided the first known [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-in-the-news/newsflash-adhd-dates-back-to-1798-at-least/' addthis:title='Newsflash: ADHD Dates Back to 1798 (at least!) ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>ADHD Myth #2: An Excuse for Irresponsibility</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adult-adhd-myths/adhd-myth-2-an-excuse-for-irresponsibility/</link>
		<comments>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adult-adhd-myths/adhd-myth-2-an-excuse-for-irresponsibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Myths about ADHD are persistent and pervasive. That&#8217;s why I created a nonsense-busting chapter in the book called “But I Heard That…: More Background for the Unconvinced.&#8221; Myth #1 is excerpted here, and now here&#8217;s #2: &#8220;ADHD is just an excuse for irresponsibility.&#8221; Psychologist and ADHD expert J. Russell Ramsay has heard that line so [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adult-adhd-myths/adhd-myth-2-an-excuse-for-irresponsibility/' addthis:title='ADHD Myth #2: An Excuse for Irresponsibility ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Think Different &#8212; Differently &#8212; about ADHD</title>
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		<comments>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adult-adhd-myths/think-different-differently-about-adhd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult ADHD Myths]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ADHD gifts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best part of having a blog is being able to share with you wonderful essays written by other people. After all, my journalistic background is as an editor &#8212; the person who assembles and polishes the entire magazine or newspaper. Recognizing talent is what I do best! My friend Lew Mills, PhD, MFT is [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adult-adhd-myths/think-different-differently-about-adhd/' addthis:title='Think Different &#8212; Differently &#8212; about ADHD ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Doper Doc Dopey about ADHD?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD Diagnosis Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ADHD and professional athletics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The internist who chairs the World Anti-Doping Agency on banned substances contends that ADD (as he calls it) is being overdiagnosed (more importantly, over treated) in major-league baseball. On what does he base this? The fact that he has rarely diagnosed the condition throughout his career.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/anti-doper-doc-dopey-about-adhd/' addthis:title='Anti-Doper Doc Dopey about ADHD? ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Physicians Can Compound &#8220;ADHD Denial&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD medication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Charles Parker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denial and misrepresentation of ADHD difficulties remains pervasive in spite of remarkable new science. One of the most important reasons, other than some simply not wanting to have a problem or take medications, is the fact that the basic new science is often overlooked. Most importantly, the psychiatric labels have not kept up with functional brain science. The current labels are too superficial, too descriptive, and lack functional biological significance.

The unhappy result of these circumstances: medical targets are imprecise, miss significant symptom objectives, and often are simply used capriciously. If docs don't have a precise target, it's almost impossible to hit the mark. Missing the mark directly correlates with encouraging denial.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adult-adhd-myths/physicians-can-compound-adhd-denial/' addthis:title='Physicians Can Compound &#8220;ADHD Denial&#8221; ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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