Q: My seven-year-old son has been taking medication for ADHD (currently Focalin XR), but I’m not convinced that ADHD is really the reason for his difficulties. Last year, I took him for psychological and OT evaluations, and they both agreed he had sensory issues. We tried OT, but I could not afford ongoing therapy after [...]

Q: My husband and I have been married for a year and a half. He has always claimed that he has had ADHD since he was a child. But he uses ADD as an excuse for everything. Every time he is irresponsible or makes decisions like a child instead of an adult, he blames it [...]

Q: My wife is out of control with her pack rat/hoarding behavior. She is a mental health technician, so she knows she has a problem. I have begged her to get help, but she refuses (out of pride and concern for her profession). I also have a four-year-old grandson who has ADHD (and is currently [...]

Q: I am a very intelligent person. Most of the work I’m given in my highly respected course at college I could do easily. Despite this, I have this intense aversion to doing my academic tasks, particularly if there is a lot of work involved. Even if I know that if I sit down and [...]

Q: I am originally from India but recently moved to the U.K. I am happily married and a mother of two children. I have a daughter who is 4 and a son who is 14. I am concerned about this son. My son had a difficult Cesarean birth because there were three loops around his [...]

Q: I have rarely been able to defend myself verbally. As I approach 64 years of age I find it even more difficult to find the words I need, even when the words are quite ordinary. It’s not that I have a poor memory (I score 99+ percentile in memory), nor poor vocabulary (I score [...]

Q: I am 22 years old, and ever since I can remember I would always daze off and daydream. I have trouble concentrating, and I never finished high school for this same reason. I want to stop “zoning out”. I’m scared…please help! A: It sounds like you may have to become very diligent in making [...]