| ADHD in Primary Care - September 2010
I did this presentation for a group of about 200 Family Physicians at the recent Canadian Family Physicians Conference here in Vancouver. The basic premise being that about 5% of the population has severe ADHD and they will present to their family physicians first. These doctors often have little training about the illness, since it was only a few years ago that this was even considered an diagnosis that spanned children, adolescents and adults. More importantly, those doctors who recognize the diagnosis of ADHD, often have little experience with the new longer acting stimulant medications. This talk was to help those doctors understand the disorder and to get to know the medications and non-medical treatments so that they would feel comfortable treating it.
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Family Practice Management of ADHD |
| ADHD and Addiction - December 2009
This is a presentation that I did for a website called CMEon ADHD.com. They are funded by a pharmaceutical company, but to be fair, they had zero input into my talk. Those are my slides and my comments. In any case, it was my first time since presenting on New Orleans in May 2009, that I have given this talk and I think it nicely synthesizes both the research and the clinical experience of ADHD in patients with addiction issues. The link is www.cmeonadhd.com
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ADHD and Addiction |
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Literacy BC - November 2009
I had the pleasure of presenting this week to a
group of educators. They specialize in teaching adults to read and they wanted
to know more about ADHD, how to recognize it, and how to help.
The short answer is that people with ADHD can learn when they are
interested. The goal then is to make learning timely, relevant and aligned with
the person's innate strengths and interests.
Similarly, educators need to
appreciate that many people are not visual learners. Some are auditory learners
and others need hands on experience.
Most people with ADHD can learn, but
often not using the usual methods. They have what we would call
"collateral" learning skills. Creativity in education techniques can
tap into these collateral skills allowing those with ADHD to meet their
educational objectives.
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ADHD and Literacy |
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