29: Understanding and Supporting People with ADHD

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2015

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Statistically speaking, many of us know someone or even experience some of the difficulties associated with ADHD, but what are the essential characteristics of this often misunderstood phenomenon? On this episode of the Psychology Podcast, we gain a contemporary understanding of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from an expert in the field, Dr. Mark Bertin. Dr. Bertin has a great deal of experience working with individuals and families living with ADHD. We discuss the diagnosis as it relates to creativity, information management, executive function impairment, stress, mindfulness and more. There’s a great deal of practical advice here for those looking to understand and support people with ADHD. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the psychology podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman where we give
0:04.8	you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity. Each episode will feature a new
0:09.7	guest who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others, and the world
0:14.3	we live in.
0:15.3	Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast. Oh, Ruffberg is a Board certified developmental behavioral pediatrician who is an assistant professor of pediatrics at New York Medical College.
0:42.0	He's a consultant for Reach Out and Reed, a national
0:44.5	organization promoting child development and literacy, and is a frequent
0:47.8	lecturer for parents, teachers, and professionals on topics related to child
0:51.8	development, including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, parenting, and mindfulness.
0:57.0	Dr. Burton's books include The Family ADHD Solution and Mindful Parenting for ADHD.
1:03.0	Thanks so much for being on the show, Mark.
1:05.0	Oh, thank you for inviting me.
1:07.0	It's really great to have such an expert on a specific learning disability
1:11.0	and on multiple specific learning disabilities to really
1:14.0	unpack lots of these things that affect lots and lots of children and adults.
1:18.2	So what are the numbers right now in terms of ADHD? How many people are diagnosed
1:22.0	with ADHD, how many kids? How many people
1:25.2	in society in general?
1:26.2	Well, the number in kids is somewhere around 1 and 15, I think is the best way of simplifying it. You know that's going to vary a little bit from study to study.
1:36.5	Although interestingly it varies less around the world than people often describe it.
1:41.2	So when you actually look at real studies of ADHD
1:44.7	that's a pretty consistent rate. So you know depending on the studies it's
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