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Yes, Virginia, ADHD Is Real

Posted by Jeff on October 14, 2011 · View Comments 

There’s been quite a dust-up at the New York Times website over the issue of ADHD.  Is it real? Is it a cultural by-product? Is it a grand marketing scheme by the major pharmaceutical companies? The answer to all of these question is “yes.” “Yes” it is real. “Yes” it is a cultural by-product and [...]

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Russell Barkley: The Plato of the ADHD World

Posted by Jeff on May 18, 2011 · View Comments 

…the history of philosophy is but “a series of footnotes to Plato”. – Alfred North Whitehead …all current and future research about ADHD is but a series of footnotes to the work of Russell Barkley – Jeff Siegel Executive Functions Intention Deficit Disorder Emotional Regulation        

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I Can’t Decide On A Title: “Memory, Anger & ADHD” or “Take This Gift and Shove It” or “Taming Your ADHD”

Posted by Jeff on March 11, 2011 · View Comments 

I’m pleased to report that the Verizon issue, as described in my post Don’t Worry…Get Angry, has been resolved. On March 9, 2011 I received the following email: In case you can’t read that email (even after clicking on the image), here’s the text of the email: Dear Valued Verizon Customer, We have processed your [...]

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Have The Gods Lied To Us: The Mythology of The Gift of ADHD

Posted by Jeff on October 28, 2010 · View Comments 

When I hear the words “gift of ADHD,” a venomous rage transforms me into a modern-day Jack the Ripper. I want to disembowel the person who spoke those words. Once I have found that person, I imagine kneeling down over their eviscerated body, holding their warm entrails as the blood drips onto my thighs and [...]

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Wazzup on the Web? – The ADHD Blogosphere

Posted by Jeff on October 21, 2010 · View Comments 

Gina Pera discusses the recent “discovery” of a genetic basis for ADHD. But even more interesting is her follow up post – And Now…The Rest of The Story. If you think the media reporting on this “discovery” was accurate…think again. But if you are wondering when will you ever have the time to read these [...]

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A Positively Honest View of ADHD

Posted by Jeff on September 29, 2010 · View Comments 

Three videos examining the “gift” of ADHD. Enjoy! Jeff Siegel Providing a Positively Honest View of the Gift of ADHD WARNING!! The video below is rated PG-13 Dr Russell Barkley – ADHD Is Not A Gift (from a lecture on ADHD at The Centre for ADHD/ADD Advocacy Canada (CADDAC) Lara Honos-Webb, Ph.D., author of “The [...]

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You Have ADD/ADHD and You Will STILL Not Be Rich and Famous

Posted by Jeff on February 18, 2010 · View Comments 

The August 2009 blog post – You Have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. and You Will NOT Be Rich and Famous – has been one of the more contentious posts on this blog. As measured by the number of comments to that post, it seems it hit a raw nerve.1 I believe that the firestorm was based, not only [...]

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ADHD: Life Course Outcomes and Treatment Implications

Posted by Jeff on February 8, 2010 · View Comments 

“ADHD: Life Course Outcomes and Treatment Implications Russell Barkley, Ph.D., focuses on what he terms the Milwaukee Study, which tracks the life course outcomes of individuals with ADHD, as well as covering issues that are to be studied in future ADHD studies. Series: M.I.N.D. Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders [10/2008] [Health and Medicine]”

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Management of ADHD

Posted by Jeff on January 28, 2010 · View Comments 

“Russell Barkley, Ph.D., discusses the recent advancements in understanding the nature and subtyping of ADHD as well as recent discoveries in what might cause the disorder and medications that might help treat ADHD. Series: M.I.N.D. Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders [11/2008]”

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What I Found In My (Mental) Closet

Posted by Jeff on December 31, 2009 · View Comments 

It’s the end of the year so…this seems like a logical time to rummage through the (mental) closet. Here are some of the things I found. They are listed in no particular order. Life on a Roller Coaster – There are two blogs that best describe the A.D.D. life: “The ADHD Roller Coaster” and “18 [...]

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You Have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. and You Will NOT Be Rich and Famous

Posted by Jeff on August 8, 2009 · View Comments 

This is very bad news for those who want to believe that having A.D.D./A.D.H.D. is like having fairy dust with magical powers. Even worse, this is bad news for those who promote this snake-oil nonsense. So what’s the news? Simply stated, there are NO positive aspects of A.D.D./A.D.H.D. That’s right! If you have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. you [...]

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