Here is the logic on a conceptual level.  Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder are precursors of substance abuse and dependence in ADHD teens.  Conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder are both at their core related to aggression. So, the logic is clear if you prevent conduct...

Just as I did last week I am doing something rare in this blog. I am redirecting you to another one of my blogs for part 2 of one of the most important posts I have ever done on ADHD treatment. Here is the link on the stunning detailed review of results of the most important study on ADHD treatment ever...

The short answer is Yes. As I noted in my last blog post: “Yes, you can have an influence and potentially prevent the worst outcomes for children with ADHD. Ironically it is not directly with ADHD symptoms but those often associated with it. “ My primary point in that last post was this:”Preventing...

The concept of prevention is defined in this way:  Reducing vulnerability and protecting against cumulative risk in the developmental period must take into account the particular factors that are most relevant for the outcomes of interest.  Let’s use this as a guiding principle.  In my previous...

Below are my thoughts from Nov. 2004 and then on May 20, 2010 on “Will They Grow out Of ADHD?” November, 2004: Will They Grow out of ADHD? When I pondered whether ADHD children “grow out of it”. This was before I had embarked upon my odyssey to help my son that took me through parenting training,...

Ground yourself in facts in your thinking about ADHD. If you are overwhelmed with information on ADHD online this post will help you. There seems to be an overwhelming number of problems associated with ADHD. Is my child at greater risk for all that? A deeper look will ease some of those fears and clarify...