Table of Contents
Goals For Today
Goals For Today
Why must we change our view of ADHD?
Endorsed Symptoms of Adults With ADHD
Prototypical Adult With ADHD
Substance Use Disorders in Adults With
ADHD
Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Adults
With ADHD
Adult Females With ADHD
Personality Disorders in Adults With
ADHD
Personality Issues in Adults With ADHD
These personality issues comprise 55%
of adults with ADHD vs. only 12% of the unaffected population
ADHD reflects exaggeration of normal
behavior.
The symptoms of ADHD lead to a nearly
infinite number of consequences
Self-regulation
Self-regulation
Poor self-regulation is synonymous
with. . .
Poor self-regulation leads to . . .
Poor self-regulation leads to:
Conditions Under Which Inattention
Is Observed
Conditions under which problems with
consequences are observed
The consequence is worse than the symptom
ADHD is a developmental disability
with a childhood onset that typically results in a chronic and pervasive
pattern of impairment in school, social and/or work domains, and often
in daily adaptive functioning.
Work and School Concerns
Work and School Concerns
Interpersonal Concerns
Psychiatric Concerns
DSM IV Diagnostic Categories For ADHD
Is the Inattentive Type of ADHD a Distinct
Disorder?
Incidence of ADHD in the Population
Females With ADHD
Problems With the DSM IV ADHD Diagnosis
Diagnostic Guidelines
Diagnostic Guidelines
Diagnostic Issues
Aids in Formulating Diagnosis
Assessment Tools
Self-report and Other Questionnaires
Tasks Sensitive and Specific to ADHD
Tests of Attention and Inhibition
Will a battery of tasks reliably facilitate
the clinical diagnosis of ADHD?
These measures may be sensitive and
specific. Some may even possess positive predictive power. None possess
clinically significant negative predictive power.
Documentation For ADA
Documentation For ADA
Complex Interactions: Plausible Causes
of ADHD
Complex Interactions: Plausible Causes
of ADHD
Low Probability Causes of ADHD
Low Probability Causes of ADHD
Treatment Model For Adult ADHD
Five keys to successful management
of ADHD
Adopt a learning to swim mindset!
Symptom relief is not synonymous with
changing long term outcome
Psychosocial Interventions for ADHD
Managing the Symptoms of ADHD With
Medications
Pills Will Not Substitute for Skills
Do stimulants and other classes of
drugs beneficial for ADHD act as selective dopamine reuptake inhibitors?
Stimulants Used to Treat ADHD
Demonstrated Side Effects of Stimulants
Advantages of Adderall
Other Classes of Drugs Tried For ADHD
Are non-stimulants effective for ADHD?
Future Medication Trends
Psychosocial Interventions For Adult
ADHD
What is the Mindset of Adults With
ADHD?
Is Counseling for ADHD Non-Traditional?
Practical Advice is a Valuable Ally
in the Absence of Proven Research
We must possess the courage, integrity,
patience and knowledge to help those in need regardless of the current
state of scientific and political affairs.
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