We have ADHD. You're Welcome! How ADHD has shaped human evolution and saved our species.
So. You know that part of the brain that helps you think before you act? Us folks with ADHD have less of it. Now before you go jumping to conclusions, that does NOT mean we are less smart. It means we are worse at some things, but better at others; and this process is theorized to have played a big role in human evolution. We are STELLAR in a crisis or under pressure. It be like this: We are the lifesavers. So all those times humanity was somehow threatened? Wars, geno
Please STOP Telling Successful Adults They "Can't Have ADHD."
In our office, we can spot ADHD very well. Not instantly, mind you (although if you walk in my door as an adult with rainbow hair and a pop-culture tee shirt, I'd bet money). Still, even when we are absolutely sure.... we always double check with a QB Check assessment. Because the QB check does not rely on any personal opinion or observations, this helps rule out any bias, which I fully admit we may have! After all, we believe ADHD is a "thing." But not everyone does, and
Insights from a Child Therapist in CT: Parents, Own What's Yours, Release What's Not
"You are weirdly calm. Like, FREAKISHLY calm," the pediatrician observed as I held a screaming baby. I remember at the time, I found it odd to hear. I recognized that my newborn was in distress. Yet, I knew it was from no intentional shortcoming or lack of attention on my part. I absolutely wanted to get him help, and so here I was at the pediatrician. I was pretty sure the pediatrician could help, so I was not worried about my baby dying. I hadn't caused this, and I w
Trauma is everywhere.... EVERYWHERE. Complex trauma portrayed in everyday life, (As Observed by a Trauma Therapist in Madison CT)
"She doesn't know what she's talking about. She thinks everyone has ADHD." This was recently said by a pediatrician and a school counselor to a teenage client of mine, in response to a diagnosis of ADHD. While I do not believe everyone has ADHD, the diagnosis correlates very highly with trauma, both acute and complex, which IS highly prevalent, especially post-COVID. With rates of PTSD in adults considered to be 6% of Americans, and rates of complex PTSD being more than
An Open Letter to the FTC Regarding the Shortage of ADHD Medication (by a Mental Health Therapist in CT)
I am a mental health therapist who also has a diagnosis of ADHD. In my practice of 10 other clinicians, we utilize the QB Check to confirm our suspicions of any case in question. We also offer this test to providers in the surrounding area. I urge the FTC to closely examine the lack of competition and contracting practices that may be influencing the shortages of ADHD medication in the US. We need this medication and we WILL be needing even more as more cases are being di
