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. I am so pleased to welcome back one of Attitude's most

informative speakers leading ADHD expert Dr. William Dodson

Speaking about a topic of intense interest to many of you and that is how ADHD affects our perceptions our, and our motivation.

The fact is that the textbook symptoms of attention deficit disorder inattention,

hyperactivity, impulsivity, the ones often described in DSM,

the literature, they really fail to reflect the complexity of ADHD and ADD.

Patients and clinicians who rely on those official descriptions of symptoms really overlook

three defining features of ADHD that are

defined by Dr Dodson as one in interest-based nervous system to rejection

sensitive dysphoria and three intense emotional responsiveness.

Today Dr. Dotson will discuss how these three features affect the daily life of individuals with ADHD

and how they also complicate diagnosis and treatment plans.

If you don't know Dr. Dodson let me introduce him.

He is a board certified psychiatrist who has specialized in adults with ADHD for the last 30 years, a formal

faculty member at Georgetown University at the University of Colorado. Dr.

Dodson is a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a member of

Attitudes Medical Advisory Board.

He's a regular columnist in Attitude magazine and a contributor to Attitude mag.com.

So thank you so much for joining us, Dr. Dotson, we know how busy you are.

I'd like to give a big thank you today to today's webinar sponsor, Play Attention.

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