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 “If people are aware they are ADD, they may exercise more caution and be very careful, methodical drivers to compensate for their inattention.  Others do not compensate or even realize their driving style is risk-taking.   Many people who are ADD are  often too distracted to know it, but they be a driving nightmare for everyone […]

“ADD and Driving–A Dangerous Mix     ADD people are individuals who cannot see consequences.  They have five times more auto accidents than people without ADD.  Adults send adolescent drivers out at night with no medication because if they get the medication they cannot sleep.  So, a 3,500  pound automobile that will travel at speeds greater […]

  “Because we have a general practice, people frequently do not come in for neurofeedback, even though their problem indicates that neurofeedback would be the most effective treatment.  Ann and Tom came in for marital therapy at Tom’s insistence.  He was ready to leave Ann if things did not change.  Tom reported Ann was smart, loving, […]

 “DON’T STAND UP AND GIVE A TALK:     Adults with ADD are too easily distracted to give good talks.  They are bright, enthusiastic, and witty, but they ramble.  It is impossible for them to stay on track.  If someone does something distracting, they are lost.  For example, if asked a question, their answer is likely […]

 John was a thirty-nine-year-old independent contractor who built small single-family houses.  He came to us because of a long history of ADD that he readily acknowledged was a condition which kept him from being more successful.  He reported that he was sure his father was ADD and perhaps one of his brothers.  He wanted help.  […]

 “Once again family and friends shake their heads in frustration.  Adults with ADD are usually good “idea people” but need to have the backup of steady workers.  They are good for the short projects that do not require much follow through.     In the office we frequently put a stopwatch on the children and monitor […]

  Adults with ADD are often very bright and come up with great ideas.  They tell us about these ideas and we get excited for them.  They take off like a whirlwind doing things, arranging things, setting things up.  For those of us who love them, we feel they have finally found themselves.  They are finally […]

Adults with ADD generally present with the same symptoms as children.  However, the stakes tend to be higher and the ramifications of the problems are much broader.  There is a long-held misconception, even among some professionals, that children will “grow out” of their ADD, thereby becoming “normal” adults.    In reality, ADD does not always […]

  “There are many different problems that present to us as ADD, and these must be teased out before treatment begins.  Due to all the attention on ADD, many individuals label normal childhood development stages as ADD.  As Dr. Budd has pointed out, many bright, active children inappropriately get negative labels that can follow them for […]

 Not everything that looks like ADD is ADD.  Normal children and adults can have behavioral characteristics that can resemble ADD.  We can all have bad days or even bad weeks.  In our offices, if we juice up on a lot of coffee, our staff threatens to treat us for ADD.  Frequently, we will get on […]

 “These are examples of how ADD presents with uniquely different behaviors in a given child.  Although different,  each behavior is caused by the same type of brain dysregulation.  By the way, not every case that presents with symptoms like these three examples is ADD.  There are many other disorders that must be ruled out before […]

 “Linda was the stereotype of the ADD child with hypoactivity.  She sat in class daydreaming and doodled on her notebook paper.  She would draw little cartoon characters and have them say funny things.  Some cartoons were very clever, but the notepaper was devoid of classroom notes.  Linda was sweet, polite, and pretty; she was also […]