Dr G's ADHD Chat

Dr G's ADHD Chat

Hosted by: Dr. Terry James Gingras, PhD

A show trying to make the world safe for ADHDers. Providing scientifically verified information about issues related to ADHD -- Parenting, relationships, education, health, behavior management, and adulting with ADHD.

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Episodes

ADHD-Best Jobs

When it comes to finding an ideal job,ADHDers are, in a way, kind of lucky because they literally can’ stand, won’t tolerate and won’t do a very good job doing stuff that bores them. They need work that is fast paced,...
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ADHD-Best Sports

Sports can be very important for ADHD3ers. Exercise offers a natural wat to increase dopamine in the brain which improves he ability to focus and. Sustain attention and also improves self-control and impulse control....
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ADHD-Lack of Maturity

Your ADHDer’s physical development is consistent with that of his peers. However mentally and physically his/her development is 3-5 years behind the peer group. This is a particular problem for parents because your...
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ADHD-Talents and Abilities

Sometimes it seems like life is going to be difficult for ADHDers, no matter Wharton we, as parents do. But ADHDers are not brain damaged or stupid or crazy. They are however,different and have different brains from...
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ADHD-Medications

One of the biggest areas of conflict in the treatment of ADHD is the use of medications.Research indicates that the fastest, most efficient mode of treatment is medication. Parents are somewhat reluctant to pursue...
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ADHD-Why Strategic

I named my book Strategic Parenting because being an ADHD parent requires that you be intentional and have a strategic focus or you will get surprised and buried by all the things that you didn’t foresee and plan for....
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ADHD-Parenting, Colonel or Helicopter

Raising an ADHD child can be stressful in a variety of ways. School is frequently an extremely emotional experience as your child is put in an environment that was not designed for his type of mind.He also has general...
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ADHD-The Role of the ADHD Parent

The role of the ADHD parent is way more complicated than that of the parent of a neurotypical child. In addition to the developmental issues of a neurotypical child, you have the issues caused by the problems created...
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ADHD: Holiday Prep

The holidays- Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah- can destroy the routines that maintain at least a partial equilibrium and balance in ADHD homes. The changes in diet, guests or being the guests, the disrupted sleep...
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ADHD-Temper Tantrums-III

Kin the last episode, we covered dealing with temper tantrums and early identification. Now we’ll discuss prevention. First you have to remember that we’re dealing with a neurological condition thought to be caused by...
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ADHD-Temper Tantrums II

Of all the symptoms and behaviors that ADHD children display, the one that concerns most parents the most is the temper tantrum. Indeed when my ADHDers was young his temper tantrums were so extreme that I, as a junior...
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ADHD-Care and Feeding of ADHD Parents

ADHD parents tend to worry about everything else but themselves. They worry about their son’s tempered tantrums, their daughter’s bad grades, why the teachers don’t seem to understand ADHD and why none of them are...
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