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How to Be Angry Better
…the problem. Anger behavior can be a result of brain chemistry, brain structure, or from being around those who have not learned how to behave appropriately when they are angry….
ViewBlack Adults Who Live with ADHD
…your heart and your lungs and your skin, you also have a brain, and a brain has illnesses that change how people behave, because your brain actually drives behavior. So,…
ViewAngels & Demons
…in 2017, my difficulties nevertheless continued. While my exterior life may have shifted into a different mode of being, in my interior life I still had the same brain filled…
ViewLimiting Screen Time During a Pandemic: A Guide for Parents
…to their own devices? Dopamine is the reward neurotransmitter—it flows in the brain in response to rewards and stimulation. The release of dopamine increases significantly when the brain does not…
ViewAwards Recipients
…candidate in the Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Iowa’s Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Iowa in 2012, she continued…
ViewPlaning Committee
…Life, Better Relationship”, “Understand Your Brain, Get More Done”, “More Attention, Less Deficit” and “Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD”. His “More Attention, Less Deficit” podcast has more than 100 episodes…
ViewYour Lifestyle Will Determine Your Future
…key takeaways of her keynote address, Your Lifestyle Will Determine Your Future: Brain-Friendly Habits Essential to Extending and Improving Your Life. Build an ADHD-friendly posse Above all, Dr. Nadeau is…
ViewThe ADHD Dream to Dream
…work with clients to problem-solve. In short, the ADHD brain is a reflection of the emotional, reward-driven brain. In other words, it doesn’t deal with discomfort. People with ADHD struggle…
ViewExplaining ADHD to Kids
…“I learned that your brain is built in a way that makes a lot of things come easily! These are like the super-fast highways in your brain.” While every child…
ViewADHD Can Trip Up Memories
…the brain. For the brain with ADHD, inattention can interrupt the process of memory-making. How the brain takes in information, evaluates its immediate need for the information, and then files…
ViewJoseph Biederman, MD: A Champion of Clinical Science
…particular brain activity pattern, or a particular shape of brain parts that perfectly matched the pattern of symptoms. But the science shows that there is no one pattern—diverse patterns of…
ViewTurning to Watch Can Release Neurotransmitters for Attention
…of the the brain that provides the ability to see. Frequently, when someone has ADHD they have a reduced amount of norepinephrine in their brain, compared to someone who doesn’t…
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