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

Thank you for joining today's event, which we call Mental Health Out Loud.

It's a new type of conversation where the editors of Attitude, along with leading experts

in the fields of ADHD and mental health, will speak out loud about topics that are still

too often kept quiet and hidden.

Today, we're here to discuss how to de-escalate explosive stress reactions, specifically in

emotionally dysregulated children, adolescents, and even adults with ADHD, helping us to navigate

this nuanced and important conversation today on mental health, is an esteemed friend

and contributor to Attitude, Dr. Bill Dodson, where we're always happy to see Dr. Dodson.

He's not only a great friend to Attitude, he's also a board-certified adult psychiatrist,

one of the first practitioners to specialize in adults with ADHD 25 years ago.

He's the recipient of the National Maxwell J. Schleifer Award for Distinguished Service

to Persons with Disabilities in 2006.

He was named a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 2012 in recognition

of his contributions to the field of adult ADHD.

Dr. Dodson continues to have private consulting practice in Denver, Colorado, and we are incredibly

honored that he sits on the Medical Advisory Panel for Attitude.

Dr. Dodson, thank you so much for joining us today.

It's great to be here, thanks.

Before we start our conversation, I have just a couple of housekeeping items to be out

of the way.

Those of you tuned into the live event, you can submit questions at any time to Dr. Dodson

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