The following questions are related to ‘ADHD’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: My now adult son (25 years old) was diagnosed with ADHD as a child. He was on Ritalin for several years but began to refuse to take his medicine. He’s had multiple legal, relational and employment issues as a result of his condition. Now, at age 25, he is once again living with me [...]
Q: My five-year-old son is extremely defiant and displaying aggressive behaviour. He has always found it difficult to control his anger, and he winds up throwing things. We have found that over the past couple of months his behaviour is escalating and he is yelling, screaming, punching, kicking and spitting at us. He gets so [...]
Q: I am a 44-year-old woman and a mother of a three-year-old. I have a low self esteem even though people tell me I am very smart and capable. I always feel I cannot learn and keep the information. I have struggled in every school to keep my attention (focus) and have not succeeded. I [...]
Q: I am searching for some sort of help, I am all out of ideas. I have a 3-year-old boy who is a wonderful child with a big heart, but he is VERY aggressive. We attend play dates 3-4 times a week, and he always hits/pushes other children. He does it sometimes for no reason [...]
Q: My hearing has always been bad. I am constantly repeating “what?” in a lot of conversations and I don’t interpret (and misinterpret) what’s being said to me often times. I have struggled with this issue as a child. I have always thought I had hearing loss until I finally got examined by a physician [...]
Q: I am stuck in a dichotomy between a self perceived and self evaluated case of ADHD and a deep seated denial of its existence. I have taken numerous test privately, and all indicated that an ADHD diagnosis is not only appropriate but long overdue. I am 29 years old. I think the reasons I [...]
Q: I am writing from Toronto. I am very worried about my nephew who will be sponsored to Canada with his mother from China. He has been a trouble maker since he was born. Now he is 11 years old and his situation has become worse. His parents divorced when he was 3 years old. [...]
