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.

Episodes

139. Raising your ADHD Child-Trust is the Foundation

Season #1

Raisiong an ADHD child is very tricky and there are lots of ways to mess up. The central core issue that you must never screw up is Trust. Your ADHD child must believe that he/ she must be able to come to you with any...
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153. ADHD-4 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Learning

Season #1

We all know the schools are not designed for ADHD brains. They are designed for neurotypical brains. ADHD brains work on interest-based learning. If it catches their interest they learn well. Neurotypicals have...
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152.ADHD-Why a 504 Plan Matters for an ADHD Child

Season #1

ADHD children are allowed under the Americans with Disabilities Act to get Accommodations to make the educational environment more fair for them and their ADHD brains. We all know that the school system in the United...
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150 ADHD-Learning Strategies II

Season #1

This is the second episode outlining specific strategies to improve academic performance by your ADHD child or, if you’re a an adult with ADHD, these tips apply to you. It’s important to remember that ADHD is more of...
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149: ADHD-Learning Strategies I Because School Is Coming/ Here

Season #1

Last episode we spent a lot of time on 504 plans because that’s one of the first things to consider when getting ready for back to school. Now I want to discuss the actual nuts and bolts, mechanical part of improving...
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151-ADHD-Back to School, Re-establish the Routines

Season #1

!Back to School time is upon us and for ADHD parents this can be a time of anxiety and concern. It is also time to prepare for the school year. One of the biggest issues is re-establishing the essential routines and...
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145: ADHD-The Late Diagnosis diagnosis, finding out in Middle Age that Your Whole Life Makes Sense

Season #1

We are seeing a trend in this moment in time in which older people are asking for evaluation of posssible ADHD. There is increasing recognition of ADHD and its prevalence in our society. It used to be that my most...
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144: ADHD-Kim, What Have You Done? Another Neurotypical Goes Down

Season #1

In most of the family structures I’ve worked with, one of the parents also has ADHD (along with the child they brought in for evaluation) and the other parent is a slightly (or strongly) compulsive individual who is...
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142:ADHD-Exciting news-3 Distinct Biotypes Discovered

Season #1

Not everyone will geek out about this episode but ithis is important to all of us members of the ADHD world- Researchers have discovered 3 distinct biotypes in the ADHD world. They are hugely different from what we...
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143: ADHD-Staying Married if You’re the Neurotypical

Season #1

In my experience, the most usual family structure is some number of children with ADHD and one parent with ADHD and one neurotypical parent. In my practice, most of the time the neurotypical parent was the Wife and...
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141: ADHD-Raising your ADHD Child-Trust is the Foundation

Season #1

Your ADHD child faces a world that wasn’t designed for him/her. Your ADHDer will find increasing difficulties as the pressure to perform increases as he/she gets older. The key to getting through all the criticism and...
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140: ADHD- The Power of Routine

Season #1

ADHD children frequently have difficulties completing tasks when told to do so. With their difficulties with working memory and executive functioning they frequently forget steps in tasks like getting ready for bed,...
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