May 21st, 2011 at 10:36 am (Adult ADD/ADHD)
Most adults with ADHD will admit to having a personal struggle with some aspect of managing finances, paying their bills on time, late fees, credit card debt, procrastination resulting in late filing of Federal income taxes and more.
ADHD CoachRudy was recently interviewed on this topic, “Financial Challenges of Adults with ADHD”. The interview was published online and available here for you to read…
May 20th, 2011 at 3:01 pm (Adult ADD/ADHD)
Those of you who follow my blog and adult ADHD seminars are familiar with the difference between the child and adult presentation of ADHD. We have been told for sometime that a panel of experts has been attempting to define and publish the adult ADHD diagnostic criteria. We have also known that the currently published ‘child ADHD diagnostic criteria’ continues to rule out the majority of adults seeking assistance for their adult ADHD challenges. It is estimated that ADHD in adults is 85% unrecognized, undiagnosed and untreated. The new proposed ‘ADHD adult diagnostic criteria’ is welcomed and long overdue.
~CoachRudy
By Meredith Melnick Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is still thought of as a childhood condition, even while it persists into adulthood for many patients who are diagnosed as children. But now, psychiatrists say, a proposed new definition of ADHD may make it easier to diagnose and treat older teens and adults.
Reporting at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting (in Honolulu — lucky shrinks!), researchers say the updated edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the DSM-5, which is slated for publication in 2013, may hold revamped diagnostic criteria for ADHD in adults. Increasingly, data suggest that the condition manifests differently in kids than in older teens and adults.
For example, while children with ADHD may run around their classrooms and fail to complete their schoolwork, adults with the disorder are more likely to interrupt someone who is speaking and have problems meeting deadlines at work.
The hyperactivity seen in children tends to be reflected as restless feelings in adults. Impulsivity is more of an issue with children with the disorder, compared with adults, but problems with attention tend to persist from childhood into adulthood, [Dr. Steven Cuffe of the University of Florida] said.
Read New ‘Proposed Adult ADHD Diagnostic Criteria’ HERE
May 17th, 2011 at 1:29 pm (Adult ADD/ADHD)
Adult ADHD – DOUBLE FEATURE EVENT
Monday, May 23
Location: Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church
171 Beaverdam Rd. (and Kimberly Ave)
Asheville, NC 28804
7pm Seminar: “Understanding Adult ADHD”
½-hr introduction about Adult ADHD
by ADHD Coach Rudy Rodriguez, LCSW
7:30-8:30 Documentary Move: “ADHD & Loving It!”
ADD and Loving It! is a Canadian Adult ADHD Documentary made for Global TV by Canadian Actor/Comedian Patrick McKenna (Traders, The Red Green Show) and Comedian/Director Rick Green.
Created for adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) and those affected by it (family, employers, health professionals, etc.), ADD and Loving It! liberates people from the fear, shame, and stigma that can accompany this often misunderstood and misdiagnosed disorder.
ADD and Loving It! has been aired on NC Public Television
*** Space is limited ***
Arrive early to guarantee your seat. Questions? Call 828-681-7100 or click here.
*The event is recommended for adults with ADHD and their spouse or significant other to attend.
May 8th, 2011 at 8:47 am (Adult ADD/ADHD)
A subgroup of adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also exhibit excessive emotional reactions to everyday occurrences, and this combination of ADHD and emotional reactivity appears to run in families. A study from a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based research team finds that siblings of individuals with both ADHD and deficient emotional self-regulation (DESR) had a significantly greater risk of having both conditions than did siblings of those with ADHD alone. The study, which will appear in the American Journal of Psychiatry, has received early online release. READ MORE
