ADHD Focus with David Pomeroy, MD

This episode continues the discussion about depression and ADHD, moving into bipolar disorder and ADHD.  Some people have both, sorting that out is important as the bipolar disorder needs to be treated before the ADHD. My guest is Dr. Bill Dodson, a psychiatrist who is one of the pioneers in treating adult ADHD starting 20 years ago. He has moved on from direct patient care to writing and consulting. He has written many articles for ADDitude magazine and does Webinars with them as well. Join us for Part 2 !Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS The post Depression and ADHD with Dr. Bill Dodson – Part 2 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Have you ever been told diagnosed with depression, either before or after your ADHD diagnosis? Depression commonly travels along with ADHD and sometimes can be confused with it. They each complicate the other; it is important to make the distinction to treat each one successfully.Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS Sometimes the depression derives from the impairments of ADHD and treating the ADHD first is the key resolving the depression. If the depression includes thoughts or plans of suicide then certainly it needs to be addressed first. My guest today is Dr. Bill Dodson, a psychiatrist who began his clinical practice 25 years ago as one of the first practitioners to specialize in adults with ADHD. He recently changed the emphasis of his practice from patient care to being a writer, speaker, and consultant in the field of ADHD. He has written more than 100 articles and done 12 webinars for ADDitude magazine and ADDA (Adult ADD Association). He is an expert in both conditions and has wisdom to share with us about ADHD and depression. Listen and learn!  The post Depression and ADHD appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

What can you do about it and how can you help your child?  Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS Ellen Braaten, PhD of Harvard Medical School and Executive Director of LEAP (Learning and Educational Assessment Program) at Massachusetts General Hospital, author of Bright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up, joins me again to discuss this condition which can be part of ADHD and/or Learning Disorders. Listen and Learn!  The post Slow Processing Speed – What to do? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Second installment on processing speed – What can you do about it and how can you help your child?  Ellen Braaten, PhD of Harvard Medical School and Executive Director of LEAP (Learning and Educational Assessment Program) at Massachusetts General Hospital, author of Bright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up, joins me again to discuss this condition which can be part of ADHD and/or Learning Disorders. Listen and Learn! Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS The post Slow Processing Speed – What To Do? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

“So that’s why my son takes so long to get ready for school, every single day, no matter what I say.”  “She never remembers half of what I ask her to do, it’s easy things too.”  “He can do his multiplication tables fine at home but he is slowest in class on the 3 minute tests at school.”  Does this sound familiar? Slow processing speed may be the problem. Often a part of ADHD but it can also be the primary issue instead of ADHD. Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS My guest today is Dr. Ellen Braaten, Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, Executive Director of LEAP (Learning and Educational Assessment Program) at Massachusetts General Hospital, author ofBright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up, and an expert in the field of processing speed, ADHD and LD.       Slow Processing Speed ·        what is it? ·        how does it show up at home and school ? ·        how can you as a parent best help your child succeed? Join us! Listen and Learn ! The post Slow Processing Speed appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Cannabis/weed/marijuana – it’s everywhere. It is legal for adult use with no restrictions in 11 states, for “medicinal” (sic) use in 34 states.  And it affects brain development in teens and even into 20s because the brain doesn’t become fully mature until age 25 – and later for an ADHD-affected brain. Regular use as an adolescent has permanent negative effects which result in altered brain capabilities…FOR LIFE.  That will become increasingly evident as the current teen users get into their 20s and 30s, but it has been shown even now. How many teens really use that much, enough to cause life-altering problems?  As of 2017  DAILY users – 1.3 % of 8th ,  4.8% of 10th, and  6.4% of High School seniors !!  36% of HS seniors had used weed at all in the previous year. And those numbers are increasing every year. The number of users vaping (smoking a refined concentrated liquid form of cannabis) DOUBLED from 2017 to 2018. Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS My guest this week is an expert in this subject, Roberto Olivardia, a psychologist in the Boston area with a private practice who also holds a part-time teaching position at Harvard Medical School. We discuss the scope of use of cannabis, how it affects brain development and why using it is attractive to teens, especially anyone with anxiety, ADHD, depression, poor school grades etc.  Roberto also outlines what parents can do to help their children learn how to deal with all the influences encouraging cannabis use which they will encounter as they enter and go through teen-age years. Listen and Learn!   The post Cannabis and ADHD appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Today Dr. Pomeroy talks to Elaine Taylor-Klaus, one of the innovators of ADHD Coaching specifically in the area of coaching parents. Elaine has done group classes for parents since 2011 and her book just came out – Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids.Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS The post Raising Complex Kids appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

If there were a way to change your child’s self-perception and self-talk from negative to positive would you want to know about it? (Hint, yours will change as well.) How about helping your child learn how to calm her/himself before becoming overwhelmed and “losing it”? My guest today is eartha Powell. She has developed a way for you to do exactly that. Through her determination, curiosity and drive to help her son with ADHD and learning issues she created an approach she calls Transition Awareness Breathing. .Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS It is not your usual coloring book! Check it out, it is full of great ideas and fun things for kids and families to do.  This show will give you an introduction to an approach to learning, creating and being unlike any other!  Listen and learn!  Her book TAB Mindfulness, Awareness, and Coloring Activities in a pandemic world  can be found here on Amazon. Copyright TargetingADHD, LLC.  Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. The post Transition Awareness Breathing with Eartha Powell appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Here you go….Brendan Mahan and the Wall of AwfulSubscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS “Yup, I failed again, messed it up”. “I’ve disappointed Mom again, she probably wishes Iwasn’t her kid.” “I’ll be up until 2am getting this report done, why didn’t I get startedearlier instead of watching Netflix again? I’m stupid, that’s why”. Ever heard yourself saying that? Ever heard your child say that? Ouch! It hurts! My guest today is Brendan Mahan, Executive Function coach/consultant, speaker andeducator (former 6th grade teacher). And parent. And person with ADHD. He came upwith the concept of the Wall of Awful as the representation of the negative emotions andself-talk that accumulate faster and grow higher for those of us with ADHD than forneurotypicals. Kids, parents, adults with ADHD are very good at adding those emotional“bricks” to the Wall of Awful. Join Brendan and I as we discuss how the Wall gets builtand the 5 ways of dealing with it, 2 of which work well and get us to the other side of theWall of Awful. Listen and learn! Brendan’s podcast is ADHD Essentials, his website www.adhdessentials.com The post Brendan Mahan and The Wall of Awful appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Have you ever felt like dealing with your ADHD child is a never-ending series of battles? Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS Homework, chores, screen time … only a few of the possible sticking points. There is hope! My guest this week is Penny Williams, author of 4 books** on parenting ADHD and ASD children, developer of an online Parent Training course – 8 sessions go-at-your-own-pace – in which parents learn the different mindset needed to be the best parent to their child with a different-than-usual mind. Kids in tantrum mode are not out to give you a hard time, they are having a hard time…and they don’t know how to make it better. You as a parent can learn how to teach them, and yourself, to do exactly that – stop the battles and move into a more peaceful enjoyable family life. Listen and learn!  ** Boy Without Instructions – her first, chronicling how she developed her own ways of working with her ADHD son and  Hidden Layers of ADHD – the most recent of the four.  Her website is www.parentingadhdandautism.com ; This has details on her Parent Training course, her blogs and descriptions of her books.  Find Penny and her books on Amazon here. The post Stop The Battles – Penny Williams appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.