A major part of learning to thrive with Adult ADHD is identifying tools and strategies that can help with your particular challenges. Not a stereotype’s.
At least 366 public libraries worldwide carry my book Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? If you’d like your library branch to order the book, click here to access a flyer with all
“If there is one mental health disorder that has captured the attention of the American public over the last few decades, it is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Some people joke about it; others take it
This week, I’m preparing a presentation for the CADDAC conference on ADHD in Toronto May 30-31. Here’s the description from the program: “When The Acorn Falls Close to the Tree: Parenting when Both Parent and
Physician and neuro-imaging specialist Douglas Bremner explains on his blog why driving down your cholesterol score with statins might not be such a bright idea (Do Statins Make You Stupid?) or a sexy one (Statins Interfere with Orgasm, Live Update from the American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting, March 5, 2009). He writes regularly about medical issues at his blog, an offshoot of his book Before You Take That Pill: Why the Drug Industry MIght be Bad for Your Health.
Thank you to everyone who has so generously received my book, Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit Disorder (August 31, 2008, 1201 Alarm
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.
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.
This Thanksgiving finds me with much to be grateful for: friends, family, husband, health, and a book that is being generously received. But this very day, my biggest, warmest THANKS goes to all those adults
