When a child comes to a doctor's office with problems with attention, whether it's due to ADHD or something else, usually the child has had a lot of negative feedback from the world because they aren't finishing tests on time, doing homework well, or get into arguments with their peers or parents. This negative feedback can come in... Read more
When talking with others about my job, a common question I come across is: How do you tell when the symptoms of ADHD are part of a psychiatric disorder or a normal part of a child's development? This is an understandable question. The symptoms of ADHD listed in the DSM-IV, sound a lot like a list of behaviors of the average... Read more
If a child has ADHD there's better than a 1 in 2 chance that he or she will continue to have the disorder into adulthood. Impulsivity, restlessness and distractibility can all be present in the adult with ADHD. However, these symptoms sometimes look different than they do in children. In this entry, I want to discuss some of the... Read more
This will be a space where I can communicate about various issues surrounding the disruptive behavior disorders including the illnesses commonly known as ADHD and ADD. I am a resident about to begin a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry. What this means is that I am a physician in training to become a child... Read more
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