by Joshua D. Wyner | Sep 14, 2021 | ADHD, Diagnosis, Psychology
Often when we think of someone with ADHD, a young white boy comes to mind, but while ADHD is more commonly diagnosed and treated in boys, the disorder is found across genders and races. For women, symptoms of ADHD can often be mistaken for something else, like anxiety...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Jul 27, 2018 | ADHD, Psychology
Excited to share my interview with Dr. Heather Laird on Muslims and Mental Health. Here I present Russell Barkley’s model of ADHD within the framework of Antonio Damasio’s somatic...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Jun 1, 2013 | ADHD, Psychology
Keeping ourselves organized and productive is hard. What’s worse is, the more grand our ideas, the harder they can be to work on. We often have a clear picture of what we’d like our project (or life) to look like, but feel so far away from our goal that we...
by Joshua D. Wyner | May 17, 2012 | ADHD, Psychology
ADHD is completely misunderstood, and not simply by the public. Just look at the name itself: “Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder.” Coined by “professionals,” the name lists two symptoms that aren’t even necessary in order to...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Feb 8, 2012 | ADHD, Psychology
I recently came across a blog entry by a well-meaning psychiatrist who wanted to stress how important it is to not diagnose nonconformity as a disorder (the original blog entry is linked below). Certainly I cannot argue with that point! However, the example she used...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Jan 24, 2012 | ADHD, Psychology
Barkley describes more concisely than most how vital it is for us to move away from the current “pop psychology” description of ADHD. Indeed, the very name “ADD”, coined in the early 80s, has caused a profound level of professional confusion by...
