Dave Davies

This is such a big deal for parents. Nothing is more troubling than to see your child in pain or struggling. You have kids yourself, right? You have two sons?

This is such a big deal for parents. Nothing is more troubling than to see your child in pain or struggling. You have kids yourself, right? You have two sons?

This is such a big deal for parents. Nothing is more troubling than to see your child in pain or struggling. You have kids yourself, right? You have two sons?

Yeah. So you know the stakes here. Absolutely. What are some of the things that they observe that make them so desperate for help?

Yeah. So you know the stakes here. Absolutely. What are some of the things that they observe that make them so desperate for help?

Yeah. So you know the stakes here. Absolutely. What are some of the things that they observe that make them so desperate for help?

And I guess one of the other things that's tricky about it as a diagnosis is that a lot of the things that you observe are also symptoms from other causes such as injury to the head or other psychological conditions, anxiety and depression, right?

And I guess one of the other things that's tricky about it as a diagnosis is that a lot of the things that you observe are also symptoms from other causes such as injury to the head or other psychological conditions, anxiety and depression, right?

And I guess one of the other things that's tricky about it as a diagnosis is that a lot of the things that you observe are also symptoms from other causes such as injury to the head or other psychological conditions, anxiety and depression, right?

Or the DSM you mentioned, that's the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which guides treatment for a lot of practitioners. I guess one of the other things that's a little hard to understand about this is that two kinds of symptoms for ADHD are pretty different, right? I mean, there's inattention, not paying attention, and then there's hyperactivity and impulsivity.

Or the DSM you mentioned, that's the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which guides treatment for a lot of practitioners. I guess one of the other things that's a little hard to understand about this is that two kinds of symptoms for ADHD are pretty different, right? I mean, there's inattention, not paying attention, and then there's hyperactivity and impulsivity.

Or the DSM you mentioned, that's the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which guides treatment for a lot of practitioners. I guess one of the other things that's a little hard to understand about this is that two kinds of symptoms for ADHD are pretty different, right? I mean, there's inattention, not paying attention, and then there's hyperactivity and impulsivity.

And they seem like pretty different behaviors. Why is it assumed that they arise from the same condition?

And they seem like pretty different behaviors. Why is it assumed that they arise from the same condition?

And they seem like pretty different behaviors. Why is it assumed that they arise from the same condition?

You know, it seems kind of counterintuitive that stimulants would help with hyperactivity and impulse control, right? I mean, it seems like you're pushing it in the same direction that's the problem. What's the medical explanation for that?

You know, it seems kind of counterintuitive that stimulants would help with hyperactivity and impulse control, right? I mean, it seems like you're pushing it in the same direction that's the problem. What's the medical explanation for that?

You know, it seems kind of counterintuitive that stimulants would help with hyperactivity and impulse control, right? I mean, it seems like you're pushing it in the same direction that's the problem. What's the medical explanation for that?

So what are some of the non-drug treatments that are helpful in treating ADHD that people are discovering?

So what are some of the non-drug treatments that are helpful in treating ADHD that people are discovering?