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AD/HD and ADD in Kids and Grown-Ups

Session #: 710-322
Presenter(s): Lawrence Diller
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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Sometimes it seems that the majority of boys in America, and not a few adults, "have" AD/HD, and that many of the people you know (your children, your colleagues, you) are taking Ritalin, Adderall, or some equivalent medication. The illegal use of prescription stimulants for "cognitive enhancement" is also a growing phenomenon on college campuses. Medication isn't the same as offering genuine engagement to children, or recognizing the difference between biologic/neurological causal factors and an unsuccessful "fit" between the child's personality/temperament and social/educational expectations. In this workshop, you'll learn how to identify the most likely causes of AD/HD and ADD, distinguish between genuine disorders and lifestyle mismatches, and make wise, effective, ethical decisions about treatment. We'll explore effective non-drug interventions that make medications unnecessary. We'll also discuss the dangers and potential dead-ends linked to the self-prescribed use of stimulants for "power studying."

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