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-Executive Functioning #2-Working Memory

Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. G examines the role of executive functioning and working memory in individuals with ADHD. The conversation focuses on the challenges that deficits in these areas can create in...
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ADHD-Executive Functioning #1

  Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. G delves into the intricacies of executive functioning and its impact on individuals with ADHD. The discussion highlights key challenges faced in daily life, practical...
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ADHD Late Diagnosis - Summary

Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. G explores the unique challenges faced by adults diagnosed with ADHD later in life. The discussion centers on the impact of ADHD on daily functioning and relationships. Listeners...
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ADHD-Late Diagnosis: Rigid Thinking

  Episode Summary: In this episode, host Dr. G shares insights on living with ADHD diagnosed later in life. The discussion covers the impact of rigid thinking patterns on daily activities and relationships. Key...
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ADHD-Late Diagnosis: Social Problems

  Overview: In this episode, the focus is on the impact of late diagnosis of ADHD, particularly on social interactions and relationships. The discussion covers the challenges faced by individuals diagnosed with ADHD...
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ADHD - Late Diagnosis: Health

  Overview: In this episode, we explore the impact of late diagnosis of ADHD on overall health. Our host discusses the physical, emotional, and mental health challenges faced by individuals diagnosed with ADHD later...
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ADHD - The Extreme Emotion: Alienation

In this episode, we delve into the intense emotional experiences associated with ADHD, focusing on feelings of alienation. Our host explores the underlying reasons for these emotions and shares personal stories and...
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ADHD- Late Diagnosis 3. Emotions

ADHDers who are late diagnosed have a number of emotional difficulties because of growing up thinking the problems caused by ADHD were their fault. Thinking if you only tried harder or “just pay better attention (my...
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ADHD - Late Diagnosis II Self-Esteem

Probably the biggest difficulty growing up with ADHD, u treated is what that does to an individual’s self-esteem. When you get 70 critical comments a day. When you’re trying to succeed in an educational system that...
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ADHD-Late Diagnosis-1 Consequences

Of all the ADHDers I’ve seen in my office over the years, the ones in the most distress are almost always the folks that were diagnosed or treated later in life-from their 20’s and on. They usually had significant...
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ADHD - Getting to Sleep is So Boring

It’s well known that difficulty getting to sleep is common with ADHDers. I assume it was related to dopamine depletion when my wife, from a whole family of ADHDers said that she found getting to sleep to be boring!...
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ADHD - If I’d Only Known Then…

I’ve been treating and diagnosing ADHD and raising ADHD kids for almost 50 years. When I started there was no such thing as ADD of ADHD, very limited research, very limited evaluation techniques (think Tests) and not...
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