To Know A talk by Roger Yeager, PhD, M. Ellen Gellerstedt, MD, and Dan DeMarle, M.S. Dr. Yeager was up to bat first, and he noted that our audience was made up of people who have been dealing with the subject of ADHD for a long, long . . . He gave a brief introduction to the topic so we were all starting on the same foundation for the presentation. The speakers were going to use these terms interchangeably tonight.
ADD is a biologically based difference in how some areas of the brain function.
It was frequently a question of degree and frequency. Tonight's talk, although directed at parents, would be of value to adults with ADD if they reflected on their younger years. Every child and family has unique strengths and needs. Parenting challenging kids requires that you become a chef, not just rely on a cookbook recipe. But if you're a chef, you know how to substitute or what to improvise.