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

This is Wayne Cowan for Attitude magazine.

Today's topic, How to Support Loved Ones with ADHD,

is a universal challenge for parents, spouses,

and anyone who has a person in his or her life with diagnosed or

undiagnosed AEDD. You're invested in that person in every way. You want to

know how you can help him or her at home at work and in other areas of life.

You want to motivate your loved one to get treatment.

You also want to know what to do if your loved one doesn't want your help.

You want to deal with the resentment you might be

feeling due to all the ADHD challenges that affect the whole household. You

basically need a broad understanding of a d d and the most effective ways to treat it.

Above all, you don't want to get discouraged. A.D. is impairing, no doubt about it, but it is

among the most treatable disorders in psychiatry.

We are very lucky to have Russell Barclay with us today

to guide us and give us answers to our questions.

He knows AEDD inside and out.

He's conducted research on A.D.D.

since 1973 and has published nearly 300 scientific studies in book chapters on A.D. and related

disorders.

His specialty is a d d d but it is not just a professional focus

for him. Members of his own family have a d d d they include not only various

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