Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

Hey everyone, it's Susan Coffin and you are listening to Attitude magazine's

ADHD experts audio. Today we welcome back Dr. William Dodson for the second

of a two-part series for ADHD professionals. Dr Dodson for the second of a two-part series for ADHD professionals.

Dr. Dodson's topic today is the emotions of ADHD, in fact, an underreported aspect of ADHD

and he'll be talking about what clinicians need to know.

A third of all adults of ADHD report that disruptive emotions are the most

impairing aspect of ADHD and yet clinicians and researchers continue to pretty much ignore the

powerful emotional aspect of this disorder. Among these the two most common

and emotional challenges that have the most impact include intense

emotional shifts that are often mistaken for major depression or bipolar

mood disorder and rejection sensitive dysphoriaSD, which is an intense response to perceived withdrawal of love, approval, or respect.

Today, clinicians will learn why it's so important to include emotional considerations in the DSM 5 list of ADHD symptoms

as well as how to distinguish bipolar disorder and depression from the emotional challenges of ADHD,

how rejection sensitive dysphoria can cause many ADHD

to either become lifelong people-pleasers or just to avoid taking emotional risks.

How clinicians should talk to patients with ADHD and patients to their doctors about

emotional challenges and much more. So for those of you who don't know Dr Dodson let

me introduce him he is a very valued member of the Attitude Editorial Board, a board certified psychiatrist.

He's been working with adults with ADHD for the last 22 years.

He's a former faculty member at Georgetown University and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

He's a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a regular columnist in Attitude magazine.

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