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Diving into what ADHD is - from a diagnostic perspective and our clinical experience. Then jumping into some strategies, including neurofeedback, changing the environment, working on executive functioning, and MORE!
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Ep. 80 Interview with Michael Klinkner
Bonus Ep. Interview with Melanie Henstrom
Ep. 176 Interview with Karen Pryor
Ep. 137 Sensory Sleep Strategies
Article - ADHD in Children and Youth
ADHD: Intervention Strategies for School-Based OTs and SLPs
Research - Blue Food Dye and ADHD
Research - The Influence of Diet on ADHD
Research - Dietary Sensitivity and ADHD Symptoms
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Jessamyn Land
May 09, 2024
Hello! I love your podcast and find it very informative! I started listening to it because I have ADHD, and am finding that I have a lot of sensory issues that go along with that. I am a 41yo woman. I think your podcast is extremely helpful for adults who have been diagnosed with ADHD, ASD or sensory issues as adults. For many many of us, proper diagnosis was not available to us as children. This is a side note, separate from what I am really here to talk about, but I think your podcast could improve by addressing these issues as experience by all ages, not just children.
Back to the main event.
Please know that the following is meant to be helpful, encouraging and empowering. I have the greatest respect for your work and only hope through my comments to bring further education and greater understanding, and ultimately to support the important work that you are doing.
It is my personal opinion that you should take this episode down.
While the information is factual as presented by the DSM, there is a lot of controversy about the definition of ADHD in the DSM currently. The controversy stems from the fact that the definition was ONLY developed to diagnose CHILDREN, and because of further scientific research, it is now found to be significantly faulty in it’s description of the disorder.
I base this statement on the sentiments of Dr. Russell A Barkley, author of “Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, 2nd Edition.”
Dr. Barkley was part of the committee that originally wrote the ADHD definition for the DSM. He personally now states that it is incorrect and needs to be modified.
In my recent reading I have discovered A LOT of overlap between ADHD, ASD and sensory issues. It is my opinion that it is damaging to say that ADHD and sensory issues are distinct from each other. Sensory issues are part of ADHD, and current scientific research continues to support this.
I absolutely love that you put out an episode about ADHD (and I was very excited to listen to it), because it is an important thing to address when discussing sensory issues. However, I strongly feel that the evidence you provided was simply too cursory. It appears factual and relevant on the surface, however the surface information is simply faulty and unhelpful.
I highly recommend these two books:
“ADHD 2.0” by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D.
“Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, 2nd Edition” by Russell A. Barkley, PHD
These two books will give you a much more well-rounded sense of ADHD. “ADHD 2.0” in particular will give you a GREAT sense of how ADHD and sensory issues intertwine.
If you choose to read these two books, after you do so, I would be very excited to hear a new episode about ADHD and sensory issues!
But until then, I strongly feel you should take this episode down. The information will only misinform and send people with ADHD and sensory issues in the wrong direction.
Thank you for your time and attention!
Please continue the good work!!
~Jessamyn Land