‘ADHD’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: Before I begin, let me thank you for your time and this service. Here is my problem: ever since I can remember I have been lazy to learn.
What I mean is that I am selective about the things I might find interesting, and I learn those things well. But when it comes to studying [...]

Q: I am a single dad with two children. It wasn’t always that way, but their mother simply can’t deal with them. She only has them 4 days per month but still seems to have difficulty handling them because they stress her out so much.
I started seeing the children’s mother 12 years ago. We had [...]

Q: I was reading up on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) because my mother thinks I might have it. I don’t think I have ADD, but I did come across something that caught my attention and described me to an extent. The issue I stumbled across is called “hyperfocus.” I am able to focus very intently [...]

Q: I have an issue with learning, memorization, and listening. Sometimes when I am trying to learn something, or listen to someone, my brain seems to go into this “blank state” (not to be confused with “going blank” as in forgetting something for a moment). Most times I can literally feel my mind slip into [...]

Q: My son was on Reglan for 13 months as an infant. Has seen two counselors. One counselor says he is definitely not ADD/ADHD, and the other counselor says he definitely has ADHD. I’m aware that a possible side effect of long-term Reglan use may be akathisia. Could this be confused with ADHD? My son [...]