ADHD reWired 113 | Markers for ADHD with Dr. Thomas Brown
Apr 26, 2016
01:02:27
Episode 113 | Markers for ADHD
Dr. Brown and Eric Tivers began the 113th Episode of ADHD reWired by discussing "Cookies and Accountability". It was a great story about Dr. Brown and his wife and the temptations of a plate of chocolate chip cookies.
Eric got a lot of information out of Dr. Brown and this show will most likely call for a second or possibly third listen to get it all.
2 conditions under which those with ADHD do well.
- Interest
- Pressure
Most ADHD people have no problem focusing on tasks they are interested in or tasks for which they are afraid of consequences.
Dr. Brown went through the 6 different markers he looks for when diagnosing and during treatment of his ADHD patients.
- Activation
- Can they get organized and/or get started?
- How much are they procrastinating
- Attention / Focus
- Can they focus or shift focus.
- Do they get locked on to one thing and can't get back on the current task
- Alertness
- Do they finish things in a reasonable amount of time?
- Many people do not get the necessary amount of sleep
- Are they able to sustain effort?
- Do they finish things in a reasonable amount of time?
- Managing frustration & Emotions
- Do their emotions come on too strong or too weak
- Some of them get excited with "What ifs"
- Obsessing about things they will do or buy at a later time.
- Working Memory
- Can they keep one thing in mind while doing something else?
- No so much the long term but short term memory
- Monitor and self-regulate actions
- Do you come across to others as you intend to.
- Can they keep one thing in mind while doing something else?
- Do their emotions come on too strong or too weak
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