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	<title>ADHD Roller Coaster: &#34;Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?&#34; &#187; Brain Storming</title>
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		<title>&#8220;You, Me, ADD&#8221; Now Available for Kindle</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/you-me-add-now-available-for-kindle/</link>
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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[View from the Roller Coaster]]></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>Confusing Left-Right, Not Politics But The Brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD in the News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confusing the left and right is merely an annoying &#8220;brain quirk&#8221; for some people, but for police officer Johannes Mehserle it could mean a lengthy prison sentence and a catalyst for riots in the streets of Oakland. Mehserle is the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer who shot an unarmed Oscar King, a young man with [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-in-the-news/confusing-left-right-not-politics-but-the-brain/' addthis:title='Confusing Left-Right, Not Politics But The Brain ' ><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>Note to Health Insurers: Brain is Part of Body!</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/brain-storming/note-to-health-insurers-brain-is-part-of-body/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD medication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CHADD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kaiser Health News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health parity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[substance use disorders and ADHD]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably heard the term mental-health parity. But do you know what it means? Many people do not. It&#8217;s important, because  recent healthcare reforms have called for mental-health parity. That is, reform provisions are designed to address the disparity between the limits insurance coverage sets for medical conditions involving the body  versus much more limited [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/brain-storming/note-to-health-insurers-brain-is-part-of-body/' addthis:title='Note to Health Insurers: Brain is Part of Body! ' ><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>&#8220;Everything You Want Releases Dopamine&#8230;&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD medication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Questions about Adult ADHD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;&#8230;.And you want it because it releases dopamine,&#8221; explains the short video below. &#8220;Things are important and valuable only if they activate your dopamine&#8230;.. &#8220;Being unfocused and easily distracted means you&#8217;re low on dopamine.&#8221; Bottom line: If you don&#8217;t have &#8220;enough&#8221; dopamine, or your dopamine is activated only by over-the-top pleasures (or anticipation of pleasures)? [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/everything-you-want-releases-dopamine/' addthis:title='&#8220;Everything You Want Releases Dopamine&#8230;&#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>ADHD, Alzheimer&#8217;s, and the &#8220;Paisa Mutation&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For generations, the &#8220;foolishness&#8221; has suddenly struck middle-age members of an extended family in Colombia&#8217;s Antioquia region.  It starts with mild forgetfulness but soon reduces its victims to infantile incapacitation. People here have long attributed La Bobera to a host of superstitions: a mythic priest&#8217;s revenge or touching a mysterious tree. Scientists now know it is [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-in-the-news/adhd-alzheimers-and-the-paisa-mutation/' addthis:title='ADHD, Alzheimer&#8217;s, and the &#8220;Paisa Mutation&#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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		<category><![CDATA[Nora Volkow]]></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>Empathy and Mirror Neurons: Or, Monkey See, Monkey Yawn; Baby See, Baby Dance</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/brain-storming/empathy-and-mirror-neurons-or-monkey-see-monkey-yawn-baby-see-baby-dance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Frans de Waal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two videos went "viral" among my Facebook friends this week. I share them with you here because who living in these rancorous times couldn't use a little sweet-natured humor.

More germane to this blog's brain-based focus, however, I was struck by how each video demonstrated qualities of empathy. Yes, I know. Recently, some politicians have publicly scorned empathy -- perhaps because they mistakenly equate it with weakness. But , as a third video explains, leading neuroscientists say that our society depends on empathy. In other words, we'd do best to nourish empathy, not castigate it.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/brain-storming/empathy-and-mirror-neurons-or-monkey-see-monkey-yawn-baby-see-baby-dance/' addthis:title='Empathy and Mirror Neurons: Or, Monkey See, Monkey Yawn; Baby See, Baby Dance ' ><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>&#8220;Thank You For Explaining My Life&#8221;</title>
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		<comments>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/brain-storming/thank-you-for-explaining-my-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of presenting my talk on &#8220;You, Me, and A.D.D&#8221; to the Santa Rosa Chapter of CHADD. What a fun crowd! About 60 adults with ADHD and/or their partners turned out. That&#8217;s a lot of people for a small town! Coordinator Pauline Laurent is doing a great job [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/brain-storming/thank-you-for-explaining-my-life/' addthis:title='&#8220;Thank You For Explaining My Life&#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>Driving While Distracted: ADHD Hits the Road</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/driving-to-destruction-adhd-hits-the-road/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, Adult ADHD can affect driving behavior, too. In fact, Chapter 5 of the book Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? explores exactly how the ADHD Roller Coaster hits the road. An excerpt follows this great animation from &#8220;A.D.D. Man!&#8221; Buckle your seatbelts and watch out for Road Rage Ralph and Sally Soccer Mom. [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/driving-to-destruction-adhd-hits-the-road/' addthis:title='Driving While Distracted: ADHD Hits the Road ' ><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>Brain Health of Political Candidates</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/brain-storming/brain-scans-for-political-candidates/</link>
		<comments>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/brain-storming/brain-scans-for-political-candidates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain Storming]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[daniel amen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decisive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impulse-control]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his lectures, neuropsychiatrist Daniel Amen often says that, before one of his children marries, he wants to examine a brain scan of the spousal candidate. Why? Because brain deficits aren&#8217;t always obvious. Sometimes mental illness reveals itself only over time, and with stress. In fact, we often initially misperceive a person&#8217;s brain deficits as [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/brain-storming/brain-scans-for-political-candidates/' addthis:title='Brain Health of Political Candidates ' ><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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