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

Hello, this is Annie Rogers, and on behalf of the attitude team, I am pleased to welcome you to today's

ADHD Experts presentation titled The Science Behind Diagnosing and Treating ADHD in Older Adults.

This is a fascinating and vitally important topic. It impacts the lives of millions of people

over the age of 50 who have spent a lifetime blaming themselves for symptoms of a neurological condition

that was never screened for detected or treated, maybe misdiagnosed.

Today we will learn how ADHD changes with age, why diagnosis at any age is vital,

and what treatments work best for older adults.

We are honored to welcome as today's ADHD expert, David W. Goodman, MD.

Dr. Goodman is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

He is also Director of the Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Center of Maryland and Director of Suburban Psychiatric Associates LLC.

A graduate of Albany Medical College of Union University. Dr. Goodman completed a medical and psychiatric internship at Baltimore City Hospital

and his psychiatric residency at Johns Hopkins in 1986.

Dr. Goodman has continued a full-time clinical practice focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders, adult ADHD,

and anxiety disorders for more than 30 years.

Before I hand the microphone over to Dr. Goodman, we are very excited to get started.

I have just a few housekeeping items that I will take care of very quickly.

Those of you who have tuned into the live webinar, you can download the slides now by clicking on the event resources section of your webinar screen.

And if you are interested in the certificate of attendance option, please just look for instructions and an email that you will receive about an hour after we wrap up the live broadcast today.

If you're listening in replay mode or podcast mode, you can visit attitude mag.com and search for podcast 344 to access the slides, the webinar replay, and the certificate of attendance option.

And finally, if you support the work we're doing here at attitude to strengthen the ADHD community, we encourage you to visit attitude mag.com slash subscribe and sign up for attitude men's eating for your family to share with the teacher or loved one who could benefit from greater ADHD understanding.

And that is why we're here today. Thank you, Dr. Goodman so much for joining us and for leading this incredibly important discussion on ADHD in older adults.

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