How Prevalent is ADHD?

February 7, 2012

How prevalent is ADHD? Conservative estimates place the probable percentage of people with ADHD in the 5 to 10% range. In America, that translates to roughly eight million adults. That translates into well over a quarter of a million adults in Minnesota. The unfortunate thing is that only about 15% of those adults have actually [...]

Is ADHD Hereditary?

February 7, 2012

ADHD has a strong genetic component. Many parents have taken a child in for an assessment and have come out with a diagnosis of their own. This happened to me as you can read in my ADHD story or the ADDA story here. If the symptoms of ADHD seem to be present in your life, [...]

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What’s the difference between ADHD and ADD?

February 7, 2012

What’s the difference between ADD and ADHD? Well, besides the “H” … Actually ADD is the abbreviation for Attention Deficit Disorder. This was what the condition was called for many years. When the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) came out in 1994, the H was added to include Hyperactivity specifically in the [...]

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What is ADD or ADHD?

February 7, 2012

What is ADHD? Technically, ADHD is a neurobiological condition that affects children and adults who consistently experience challenges with impulsivity, hyperactivity, and the ability to pay attention. You will hear experts talk about the prefrontal cortex, executive function, and the availability of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Practically, ADHD is a condition of interest and attention. For [...]

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020 ADHD Weekly – Changing ADHD Habits with the Motivaider

November 6, 2011
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ADHD Weekly Podcast – Information, advice and experience to help you Thrive with ADHD. Play to your strengths! In this episode, Jay interviews Dr. Steve Levinson the inventor of the Motivaider. Good habits are often hard to create because as ADHDers we often don’t think of the thing we wanted to change at the time [...]

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019 ADHD Weekly – The Best ADHD in the World

October 23, 2011
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ADHD Weekly Podcast – Information, advice and experience to help you Thrive with ADHD. Play to your strengths! In this episode Jay talks being the best in the world based on Seth Godin’s book, The Dip Seth Godin, who is a marketing genius who really looks at the world in a different way and encourages [...]

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