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

Everyone, I'm Carol Fleck, and on behalf of the Attitude team, I'm delighted to welcome you to today's ADHD

expert's presentation titled

Medical Gaslighting, when willful ignorance causes doctors to dismiss your ADHD concerns.

Leading today's presentation is Dr. Jennifer Fraser. She is the author of several books,

including her latest, The Gaslit Brain. In that book,

she explains the harm that gaslighting and bullying can do to the brain and to a person's mental

health and physical health. She is also the author of The Bullied Brain. Dr. Fraser writes a series

for psychology today called, you guessed it, the bullied brain.

She has a PhD from the University of Toronto.

As a patient, have you ever felt that your doctor dismissed your or your child symptoms

or that your doctor implied that you were overreacting?

Have you ever been sent home with advice to lose weight or reduce your doctor implied that you were overreacting? Have you ever been sent home with advice

to lose weight or reduce your stress, only to learn later that you were suffering from a condition

or illness requiring a more informed diagnosis and more effective treatment? This is what's known

as medical gaslighting, and it isn't just infuriating.

It can harm your health.

Today, we will discuss why ADHD brains are more susceptible to gaslighting, how to distinguish

between when a doctor is gaslighting you, or whether your provider simply lacks the knowledge

about your symptoms or condition, or whether

that provider made an honest mistake. You will learn about the strategies to keep yourself and

your child clear and informed when gaslighting does occur. So without further ado, I'm so

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