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

I'd like to thank you for joining today's ADHD experts presentation titled Gene's and

the Environment, How Biology and Exposures Contribute to ADHD in Children.

Gene today's presentation is Dr. Joel Neg, Dr. Neg is the Director of the Center for

ADHD Research at Oregon Health and Science University and Vice Chair for Psychology in the

Department of Psychiatry.

He's a leading researcher in the field of ADHD and the author of more than 200 scientific

papers related to the neuropsychological, cognitive and temperamental correlates of childhood

ADHD to ADHD genetics to ADHD environmental risks and to brain development in ADHD.

He's the author of Getting Ahead of ADHD, a book for parents that addresses standard and

non-standard treatments and lifestyle and environmental modification approaches to ADHD.

He also maintains a blog for his psychology today.

And today's webinar we will discuss risk factors for ADHD.

As you know, evidence suggests that ADHD is hereditary, but a growing body of research also points

to environmental influences like stress, trauma and toxins.

Today we'll discuss those and many others their impact on the developing brain and offer

some actionable steps to maximize healthy development for children with ADHD.

To kick off, we have a poll question for our live audience.

We would like to know which lifestyle change or treatment option has improved your child's

ADHD associated learning and or behavior challenges the most.

Please select your answers and you can comment in the text box below to tell us more.

You'll see the results when you submit your response and this will help us in the Q and

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