Structures can work… until they don’t.
Dr. J. Faye Dixon talks about how the gap between the demands of life and one’s coping skills can cause a person to recognize their ADHD – in their 20s, 30s, 40s and older.
Experts’ Videos and Podcasts
Short videos and podcasts with experts in the field of ADHD answering these questions.
What’s the best way to talk with a child who has ADHD?
Knowing the right thing to say in a given moment can be difficult.
Dulce Torres, LPC-S, BCC, ACC, gives help for choosing positive words and avoiding sarcasm, assisting us to better communicate with our children and build them up while coping with ADHD.
What is the impact of social challenges for people with ADHD?
Anxiety is one of the most common co-occurring conditions
Social anxiety and general anxiety can take the joy from life, while struggling with ASD (Autsim Spectrum Disorder) can make it difficult to enjoy social interactions. Treating ADHD can help alleviate some of the stresses caused by anxiety.
What are the some common diagnoses/conditions that co-occur in adults with ADHD?
Several common conditions frequently co-occur with ADHD in adults.
Recognizing co-occuring conditions and including them in treatment can making life-changing differences for most people.
How do you decide what to treat first when there is more than one diagnosis?
What Causes the Most Trouble is Diagnosed First
It’s often not ADHD…
The condition that causes the most trouble or distress is the first to be identified and treated, followed by the underlying ADHD. Dr. Thomas E. Brown tells us why this is the often the situation.
Diagnostic Silos
Treating more than one disorder at a time I think that there’s a tendency in medicine sometimes to think in diagnostic silos, that you say, “Okay this person has depression, this person has anxiety, this person has substance use disorders, this person has ADHD,” and then everything that you consider about treatment and intervention – … Read more