Adult ADHD
I’m often asked by prospective patients “I think I might have ADHD, but have been told that there is no such things as adult ADHD, does it really exist?” The answer is unequivocally, yes. It is...
View ArticleADHD & ADD Questions
I’ve received a number of positive responses to this ADHD blog and suggestions for future postings. Here are a few questions that prospective patients wrote in: 1) My doctor thinks I have ADHD and...
View ArticleMore ADD & ADHD Questions
Here are some more questions that I’ve received. Hi Dr. Eckman, I’m a college student in danger of failing all my classes. I can’t seem to keep focused in class and find that my mind wanders during...
View ArticleADHD/ADD and Self Confidence
After treating over one thousand patients that have a diagnosis of ADHD or ADD in Portland Oregon (OR), one of the main factors that emerges is the rise that these individuals seem to have in self...
View ArticleADHD and the Media
ADHD and the Media There have been several articles lately in the news and one that I have received comments about was in the local Portland Oregonian a few weeks ago. The article cited information...
View ArticleADHD/ADD and Anxiety
Maybe it is the recent tragedy in Colorado, or maybe it’s the thought of returning back to school in September that is causing the phone to ring off the hook from potential patients who are describing...
View ArticleADHD and Academics
Now that it’s September, school is starting again and with it, concerns from some about whether or not this will be another disaster waiting to happen. It’s not that the student is unprepared or...
View ArticleADHD Myths
I just returned from a major ADHD Conference that was held in San Francisco, CA. One of the most prominent ADHD organizations is CHADD which stands for Children and Adults with AD/HD. They have been at...
View ArticleADHD Myths and ADHD Diagnosis Questions
Hello Dr. Eckman, I really like your website, it seems like you really understand ADHD. I’m pretty sure that I have it too because my dad and my grandma are just like me. I have trouble paying...
View ArticleStudents with ADHD/ADD
Most recently I was working with a young woman who was very bright but had difficulties with her concentration, focus, organization, ability to stay on task, procrastination and had problems completing...
View ArticleGoing to College with ADD/ADHD
Lately I’ve been receiving more contacts from college students indicating that they are having significant difficulties now that they are in college. Many indicate that while these difficulties started...
View ArticleADD/ADHD and Shame
Hardly a day goes by when I don’t get multiple calls and e-mails from new prospective folks inquiring about coming in to get evaluated for possible ADD or ADHD. I get to hear their stories about...
View ArticleADHD & The Media Part 2
I am often asked if ADHD is being over diagnosed because it is slowly getting more well known. I wonder about the nature of that question and so I ask the person why they are asking the question, and...
View ArticleMore ADD & ADHD Questions
Here are some more questions that I’ve received. Hi Dr. Eckman, I’m a college student in danger of failing all my classes. I can’t seem to keep focused in class and find that my mind wanders during...
View ArticleADHD Testing
I get numerous calls inquiring about ADHD testing here in Portland OR. Many will ask if there is a definitive test that can prove they have ADHD or ADD. Like many diagnosis in mental health, much of...
View ArticleADHD and ADD Medication in Portland Oregon (OR)
It’s fall and the calls have picked up from students returning back to college. Many of the calls are from frantic voices indicating that they are from other parts of the country who have move here and...
View ArticleADHD Medication Bias
I am receiving more calls from distraught folks complaining about the difficulty in finding a provider here in Portland OR. to assess and or treat their suspected or already diagnosed ADHD or ADD. The...
View ArticleThe benefits of ADHD/ADD
Too frequently we hear the drone of the problem side of ADHD/ADD but are there any benefits to having ADHD/ADD? I believe the answer to that question is an emphatic YES! Once diagnosed and treated, a...
View Article“Help, I’m new to Portland and can’t find an ADHD prescriber/specialist”
Blame it on the media, I mean we tend to blame them for everything else so why not blame them for the influx of new residents to our fair city? The media has been touting Portland Oregon as the number...
View ArticleADHD in Portland (OR.) Oregon
It never ceases to amaze me that here we are in 2016 and there are still people continuing to assert that ADHD does not exist here in Portland OR. They contend that it can be explained away in several...
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