Gina Pera's Blog, page 38

“They Don’t Believe I Am ADHD? Oh NO!!”

  Thanks to Tom Nardone for allowing me to re-print this post, originally entitled They Don’t Believe I Am ADHD? Oh NO!! What Ever Will I do? It originally appeared on Tom’s site, ADHD People. I’ve never met Tom but I’ve enjoyed his posts. Italians raised in the U.S. South share a certain kinship. Grazie, […]

“ADHD Roller Coaster” Top ADHD Health Blog

Healthline   I’m happy to learn that my ADHD Roller Coaster blog has been named one of 12 top ADHD Health blogs by Healthtime.com. My sincere congratulations go out to my friends and fellow awardees Keath Low, who write about ADHD for About.com Rick and Ava Green, at TotallyADD.com Pete Quily, at Adult ADD Strengths […]

Pt. II: The Truth Behind “10,000 Toddlers” Report

  If you missed Part I: The Truth Behind “10,000 Toddlers” Report. The New York Times‘ Alan Schwarz continues to seek sensation in the “click-bait-osphere” by relying on media gadflies as sources (e.g. Allen Frances, Larry Diller, etc.). Meanwhile, legitimate experts continue to perform legitimate research, including that for establishing guidelines for treating ADHD in […]

Pt. I: The Truth Behind 10,000 Toddlers” Report

  A Facebook friend writes to me, below, after the latest “click bait” from The New York Times’ Alan Schwarz ran on Sunday. The story is called “Thousands of Toddlers are Medicated for A.D.H.D., Report Finds, Raising Worries.” Sorry, I won’t share the link; why encourage them? Wait…TODDLERS? That blows my mind. How could anyone […]

The Late ADHD Diagnosis of An American Girl

  With all the media hand-wringing about the alleged over-diagnosing of boys with ADHD, you’ll find little mention of the under-diagnosing of girls. Hence this gripping post from a guest writer. After reading my response to Esquire‘s egregious piece (The Drugging of the American Boy), a young woman with diagnosed later in life with ADHD […]

We Did It! Concerta Generics on FDA Watch List

  To all ADHD Roller Coaster blog readers who took the time to complete the FDA’s complaint form after experiencing adverse effects from the new  Concerta generics: Good job! You have helped to place these generics on the FDA’s Watch List, as of April 21, 2014. But this is an incremental victory, so we should […]

How Esquire Got ADHD Wrong: My Rebuttal

  When a headline features the word “drugging,” the report about ADHD that follows will not be well-balanced. Such was the case with Esquire’s recent salvo into the topic, “The Drugging of the American Boy.” Esquire joins The New York Times in treating one of the most well-researched and documented conditions in medical history as a piñata. Bash ADHD […]

New Research Casts Doubt on CogMed for ADHD

The Working Memory Training bandwagon could soon be screeching to a halt, at least when it comes to much-promoted viability for ADHD, given results from two recent studies that undercut previously made claims. This comes as no surprise to me. Years ago, I participated in a list serve of ADHD professionals. When I dared to […]

Watching A Mind Falling Apart — In Reverse

It’s unsettling, at best, this idea that you might not notice the return of ADHD symptoms when you decide to stop medication. But it’s more common than most people realize. A friend wrote to me last week, marveling at the difference in a co-worker’s job performance on medication and off medication. The co-worker didn’t seem […]

Young Australian responds to “Kids on Speed?”

  Now that the Australian show Kids on Speed? has aired, how was it?  Despite the sensationalistic, stigmatizing name and promotional material, did it offer anything useful? When I asked Shanti Roy, a photographer in Australia with late-diagnosis ADHD, for her opinion, she delivered this thoughtful report, along with some screen captures of local media’s […]