They Say I Have ADHD—Oh, Look, There's a Duck!
I wrote a very witty yet learned piece about ADHD for my introductory blog here at Psychology Today. Unfortunately this is not that one. It was clever and informative. It disappeared when, distracted...
View ArticleI'll Pay Attention As Soon As I Wake
ADHD/ADD is not a disorder. I said that before. It's a difference. But, as very few know or understand, it is not just a difference in attention, perception, processing and expression. It is, in...
View ArticleHyper-Sexuality, Sex Addiction & ADHD
People with ADHD seek novelty and stimulation. The former is a response to easy boredom. The latter is a response to the need to mobilize neurotransmitters that make one feel calm and good.Medications...
View ArticleThe ADHD Brain: Quintessential Supercomputer?
ADHD is not a disorder. It is a difference. The ADHD brain is a genetic adaptation found in populations that have had to adapt to difficult situations; migrate, survive. There is very little ADHD in...
View ArticleSex, Hormones & Identity
Amidst the blather and bluster of gender politics too little has been said about very real biological determinants. I shall address these below.read more
View ArticleAttention Denial Disorder & The Royal Nonesuch
Problems with attention are not exclusive to ADHD. They occur in various other psychiatric illnesses: depression, anxiety, dementia, TBI to name a few. All of these have an organic,...
View ArticleTucson Terror & The Usual Suspects
The recent horrible violence in Tucson, Arizona is an abomination. It is not excuseable. Yet the mainstream media, talking heads, politicians and all of the usual suspects blame their usual suspects:...
View ArticleEVIL PANDAS: A Scourge on the Brain
Children and adults with ADHD are said to have increased "comorbidity" of innumerable neuropsychiatric, learning, and psychosocial problems. I have written extensively about this elsewhere. In future...
View ArticleSex, Sex and More Sex...With Your Spouse
In a previous post I wrote about "SEX, HORMONES AND IDENTITY." The following is a letter received from a colleague/patient. It is self explanatory. It might interest, and might help a lot of...
View ArticleiBrain: ADHD Is Not PC
The primary goal of this blog is to educate people about ADHD. Notwithstanding the DSM in its various iterations or the opinions of pointy-headed academic dweebs it is critical for people to understand...
View ArticleMission Statement
As previously stated the goal of this blog is to educate and inform, provoke thought and reflection, and hopefully to get more people to get proper diagnoses and treatment. Notwithstanding those who...
View ArticleBlowing Smoke: Dopey Diagnoses
To paraphrase Peter Finch, I'm sick and tired and I'm not going to remain silent anymore! I'm sick and tired of the bogus diagnoses, treatments, prescriptions, disability benefits, SSI, Medicare and...
View ArticleEvil P.A.N.D.A.S., Part II: Adult Affliction & Treatment
In a previous post I have written about P.A.N.D.A.S. The last post generated some interesting and useful comments. The most important message inferred from the correspondence is the unfortunate lack of...
View ArticleHitting the Wall
Well, the new academic year is in full swing. Most of the children and adolescents and college students have moved up one grade and maybe one level. And with each successive promotion a remarkable...
View ArticleHints for the Prescription of Psychotropic Drugs by Non-Psychiatrists
DONT! That's my opinion in a word. Don't. Politely, please don't.read more
View ArticleLife Lessons from a Poodle
It has been said that we live in the information age. Most people have more access to more information–fact, fiction, reality, opinion…–than ever before. Simultaneously we live in an age where the...
View ArticleSimple Cures, Not Central Planning
While there is no certainty, it appears that a sufficiency of Supreme Court justices are skeptical of Obamacare. Starting with an uninformed assumption that the law will be deemed unconstitutional in...
View ArticleMalignant Neglect
Contorted privacy rights and political agendas kill more people than guns. When there is no self-control gun control is irrelevant. I see it every day.read more
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