321- Navigating the Life Stages of ADHD: Key Concerns in Diagnosing and Treating Adolescents
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2020
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
As Timothy E. Wilens, M.D., shares, preventive education, a proper diagnosis of ADHD and comorbid conditions, and the identification of "stress points" will ease the transition to adulthood and set teens up for a successful launch.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. |
| 0:18.2 | He everyone Hey everyone good afternoon. I'm Susan Coffin. I'm here to welcome you today to Attitude magazine's ADHD experts. Thanks so much to all of our listeners for joining us today. |
| 0:24.0 | Our topic is ADHD in adolescence, and this is the second of a three-part series on the basics of ADHD across the lifespan. |
| 0:32.0 | We're extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Timothy Willans today to discuss key |
| 0:36.7 | concerns in diagnosing and treating adolescents with ADHD. Dr. |
| 0:41.0 | Willans will be talking about strategies for managing the stresses and transitions into adulthood that |
| 0:46.7 | adolescents with ADHD face, including topics such as the importance of preventative medicine, |
| 0:51.9 | ways to manage stimulantsance safely and much more. |
| 0:56.0 | Dr. Timothy Wilms is the chief of child adolescent psychiatry at Mass General Hospital |
| 1:00.8 | as well as a professor of psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School. |
| 1:04.4 | He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD of substance use disorders and |
| 1:08.6 | bipolar disorder consistently recognized as one of the nation's leading experts on ADHD, Dr. |
| 1:13.7 | Williams has over 350 original publications to his credit. |
| 1:17.8 | So we're very honored to have you here today. |
| 1:20.8 | Dr. Williams, thanks so much for taking the time to join us. We really, we appreciate, |
| 1:26.0 | we know how busy it schedule you have. Before we start, let me just note a couple of past keeping |
| 1:30.9 | items. For those of you are listening right now in the live webinar, |
| 1:33.6 | you may download the slides by clicking on the event resources |
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| 1:39.3 | If you are interested in purchasing a certificate of attendance, |
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