Adult ADHD Q&A
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every male child has ADD according to schools
I would be very hesitant to label or seek any kind of treatment based on anyone elses opinion. These days any student who is : smart, quirky, talented, bored, artistic, athletic, active....you get the idea, gets labeled with ADD or ADHD. If you see it at home, maybe there is some merit, but if your
Answered by Jan Falk
Treating Adult ADHD
Excellent question, and I certainly admire and appreciate Dr. Amen's work and the way in which he can really get to the root of one's problems... I agree that your son may need to be fully evaluated and assessed to see what is really going on for him. As is often the case, individuals who may have h
Answered by Loren Gelberg-Goff
I need help with my ADHD and food addiction!
ADHD and food addiction are two separate issues that may or may not be related. Because I don’t know anything about your addiction history – when it began, what triggered it, what you have done to manage it up to now – I’m not sure of the answer to your first question. Nevertheless, I can say this:
Answered by Penny Bell
Using Caffeine for ADHD: Could Starbucks Be Therapeutic?
Many adults with ADHD believe that caffeine boosts their attention, but research results are less clear. Some studies find better performance on memory tasks; others find that caffeine aids concentration but impairs short-term memory. There is also anecdotal research that caffeine makes people more
Answered by Rob Danzman
ADD... Meds, or other treatments
Great question... just because Ritalin doesn't work for you, it doesn't mean you don't have ADD... There are many facets to ADD and therefore many ways to address the symptoms. If you find that Ritalin isn't working for you, there are other options as far as medications go that can be helpful. Somet
Answered by Loren Gelberg-Goff
Do I have ADD?
Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD, affects around 5 percent of children and it is now quite well established that it continues into adulthood. Symptoms begin in childhood, and some of these are poor concentration, inattentiveness, being easily bored, easily distracted, and impulsive. If hyperactivi
Answered by Penny Bell
ADHD and Anger- Help for Impulse Control
Dear anonymous, Impulse control problems are common struggles for adolescent boys with ADHD. ADHD is an inherited disorder that has been associated with lower activity in the front part of the brain, called the prefrontal cortex or PFC. Low activity in the PFC is associated with reduced impulse cont
Answered by Cynthia Klatte
Is alternative medicine effective for childhood ADHD symptoms?
I am sorry to hear of the loss of your brother. It must be very difficult for your sister-in-law to be bringing up her children on her own. I can see you are feeling for her seven year old, who sounds as if he is larger than life and overly energetic! There is evidence that symptoms of childhood tra
Answered by Penny Bell
Could I have ADHD?
Dear Anonymous, ADHD, by definition, is a disorder that begins in childhood. Per Kevin R Krull, PhD, in his article Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: Clinical features and evaluation , hyperactivity in ADHD typically begins by age 4. It tends to peak by age 7 or 8
Answered by Cynthia Klatte
You CAN Raise Your self-Esteem
OK... first things first... you do have the ability to change your attitude toward yourself... You have the ability to see yourself through a different lens. I hear you whining about your life, and that never gets anyone anywhere except deeper in a hole. So, the good news is you decided to write in
Answered by Loren Gelberg-Goff