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	<title>ADHD Roller Coaster: &#34;Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?&#34; &#187; Questions about Adult ADHD</title>
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		<title>Seeking Your Stories of Resilience</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essays on ADHD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading last week&#8217;s first-person essay (&#8220;The Rugged Reality of ADD&#8221;, by Dylan) and the many comments reminds me to tell you about The Resilience Through the Lifespan Project, conducted by Mark Katz, Ph.D., whom I wrote about recently here. I hope that you will consider participating in this important endeavor. Here are the details. In [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/questions-about-adult-adhd/seeking-your-stories-of-resilience/' addthis:title='Seeking Your Stories of Resilience ' ><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;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>Gina&#8217;s Q&amp;A with TotallyADD.com Webinar</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/gina-qa-with-totallyadd-com-webinar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD and Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conferences and Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gina Out and About]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Questions about Adult ADHD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I had the pleasure of fielding some great questions from Totally.com community members in this webinar.  (Note; there are a couple of commercials during the hour-long session, but they are pretty short!) Watch live streaming video from totallyadd at livestream.com<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/gina-qa-with-totallyadd-com-webinar/' addthis:title='Gina&#8217;s Q&#38;A with TotallyADD.com Webinar ' ><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>The Side Effects of Poor Medical Treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD medication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gina&#8217;s interview with HealthyPlace TV on the pitfalls of medical treatment for ADHD When I first started advocating for and volunteering in the ADHD community 10 years ago, the overriding goal was creating awareness that Adult ADHD exists. I figured that the next step for many of those newly diagnosed—that is, exploring medication strategies with [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/ginas-informed-and-televised-rant-about-substandard-medical-care-for-adults-with-adhd/' addthis:title='The Side Effects of Poor Medical Treatment ' ><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>Doc in a Box: Interactive ADHD Screening Test</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions about Adult ADHD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that you&#8217;ve learned the basics of pursuing an evaluation for ADHD (in this post below), are you still wondering if it&#8217;s the right thing for you to do?  Here&#8217;s a wise idea: Take a screening test &#8212; a set of preliminary questions that can say that yep, you&#8217;re a worthy candidate for a full [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/doc-in-a-box-interactive-adhd-screening-test/' addthis:title='Doc in a Box: Interactive ADHD Screening Test ' ><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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		<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>All About Medications for ADHD, Part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 18:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD medication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Ted Mandelkorn]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Puget Sound Behavioral Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what is the correct medication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[who prescribes medication for ADHD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard to overstate it: Please be a smart mental healthcare consumer when it comes to ADHD medical treatment. That means not simply assuming that your prescribing physician, no matter how much ADHD expertise is professed, truly knows what&#8217;s what.  Learn the basics so you can &#8220;Trust but Verify.&#8221; For all the information flooding the Internet [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/all-about-medications-for-adhd-part-i/' addthis:title='All About Medications for ADHD, Part I ' ><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>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day  &#8212; with ADDed Love</title>
		<link>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/happy-valentines-day-with-added-love/</link>
		<comments>http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/happy-valentines-day-with-added-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I knew something was up when a greater-than-usual  number of &#8220;help, please!&#8221; e-mails appeared in my in-box this morning. Then my friend Doreen gave me the heads up on Facebook: MSN.com had featured a &#8220;When Your Lover Has ADHD&#8221; tag on its Valentine&#8217;s-themed homepage.  It linked to an interview I&#8217;d done last year with Health.com: [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/happy-valentines-day-with-added-love/' addthis:title='Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day  &#8212; with ADDed Love ' ><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>Update on Generic Rx: Approach with Caution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD medication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To save money, many people with ADHD take generic medications. Most have received assurances from  their physicians that &#8220;bioequivalence&#8221; with the brand-name version is required and assured. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Increasingly, patients who do notice a significant difference between brand-name and generic are making their voices heard. The ADHD Roller Coaster covered [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/questions-about-adult-adhd/update-on-generic-rx-approach-with-caution/' addthis:title='Update on Generic Rx: Approach with Caution ' ><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>Yes, You Can Have a PhD &#8212; and ADHD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I have a patient with 2 PhD&#8217;s and a Master&#8217;s Degree, about 55 years old [two degrees in physics, and the other in another field of science] &#8211; he simply can&#8217;t think when the variables become unpredictable and, in the context of time, too abundant to manage in a give time frame. He is wonderful [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://adhdrollercoaster.org/questions-about-adult-adhd/yes-you-can-have-adhd-and-a-phd/' addthis:title='Yes, You Can Have a PhD &#8212; and 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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