This week’s post focuses (again) on the importance of emotional self-regulation in ADHD. That ADHD is associated with difficulties with emotional self-control is now well-established in clinical research even though it is not discussed as part of the official diagnostic criteria or symptoms of the disorder. https://www.facebook.com/DrRussellBarkley/?pnref=story
Question: I was diagnosed with ADD, and I’m having trouble finding information on it. There’s plenty on ADHD, which I don’t have, because I am not hyperactive. http://www.chadd.org/Understanding-ADHD/About-ADHD/ADHD-Weekly-Archive/Newsletter-Article.aspx?id=120
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