Introduction to Diagnosis
What I hope the example from Judy and Junior’s experience illustrates is how very complicated the diagnostic process can become. How many things really affect Junior’s condition, including his...
View ArticleADHD Symptoms Can be Tricky
This information was posted by one of the partners on Chron.com. These people provide a site dedicated to ADHD. I hope you find it interesting:...
View ArticleADHD. Get the Facts.
I received the following message from CHADD promoting ADHD Awareness Week. I pass it along for any of you who might want to contribute, support or otherwise participate in this event. At the very...
View ArticleMore About Diagnosis
Let’s get back to our patient and see what we can learn about Jesse’s (Junior’s) diagnosis and the subsequent prescription of a medication. Recall that Judy told me she had been “referred” to a...
View ArticleResponse to Wall Street Journal
There were some interesting responses to the story in the Wall Street Journal about a shortage of generic Adderall. Rather than post comments individually (other that what I have already done) let me...
View ArticleGirls and Women With ADHD
Women and girls experience ADHD in ways that are significantly different than how their male peers experience the condition.
View ArticleRegional Education Conference on ADHD
On Saturday, May 4, CHADD will hold a Regional Education Conference on ADHD in Dallas. This conference will be open to all interested parties and I encourage those of you who need and want to have a...
View ArticleADHD: The French Got it Right – Mostly
French parents are much more likely to seek behavioral and psychological solutions to problem behaviors in children than are their American counterparts. Nowhere is this difference more striking than...
View Article7 Myths About ADHD
ADHD is an established medical condition even though there are those who have refused to accept the evidence of its reality.
View ArticleADHD and DABDA
The doctor sitting in my office was quite frustrated. He was one of the leaders in his specialty in the city of Houston. Patients came to see him from all over the world in fact. We talked about how...
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