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:: Alok Patel, MD ::
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:: Megan Anna Neff ::
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YouTube: @neurodivegent_insights
:: Alice Gendron ::
Alice is a video producer, educator and author. His book, /"The Mini ADHD Coach/", will be available on September 26.
https://www.theminiadhdcoach.com/
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YouTube: @theminiadhdcoach
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YouTube: @fosteronthespectrum
You want to know more ?
Diagnostic criteria
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/diagnosis.html
Learn more about the Autism/ADHD connection:
https://neurodivergentinsights.com/misdiagnosis-monday/adhd-vs-autism
https://neurodivergentinsights.com/adhd-infographics/adhd-and-autism-overlap
Why are prescriptions for ADHD increasing?
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10870547231164155
Overdiagnosed or underdiagnosed in children and adolescents?
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2778451
Skeptical opinion claiming that ADHD may be overdiagnosed in adults:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4500182/
Racial disparities in diagnosis:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2776807
Men/boys much more likely to be diagnosed:
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd
ADHD and substance abuse
https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-017-1463-3
Symptoms tend to persist into adulthood
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1917069
https://chadd.org/adhd-weekly/grow-out-of-adhd-not-likely/#::textAnd%20while%20some%20children%20may,will%20grow%20out%20of%20it.%E2% 80%9D
Some resources if you are looking for a diagnosis:
https://chadd.org/for-adults/diagnosis-of-adhd-in-adults/#::textFinding%20a%20qualified%20mental%20health,ways%20to%20start%20your%20search.
https://www.aane.org/
Thyroid and ADHD:
https://adhdonline.com/articles/is-it-adhd-or-your-thyroid-or-is-it-both/#::textThe%20symptoms%20of%20ADHD%20and,poor%20memory%20and%20sleep %20disturbances.
This episode of Vitals is licensed exclusively for YouTube.
00:00 Introduction
00:44 The three types of ADHD
02:10 Not just a childhood illness
03:15 /"Unofficial/" symptoms
05:03 Eight things that can be confused with ADHD
06:53 ADHD and autism
07:56 Over- or underdiagnosed?
08:57 Treatment/medications
10:52 Tips for ADHD
11:53 What it meant to get a diagnosis
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