| Subject | Date Asked |
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| ADHD Focalin XL | 10/12/2009 |
Q: My children were both dx with ADHD and were taking Ritalin 10 mg, 2-3x per day. They were failing ...
A: I am not a doctor and I cannot tell you what to do about the meds but I can tell you that I ...
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| lack of motivation | 9/15/2009 |
Q: I am a 50 year old guy. I was diagnosed with adult A.D.D ten years ago. As well as the A.D.D. I have ...
A: Since I am not a doctor I do not know anything about medications. It might take awhile to get the ...
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| sleep | 8/23/2009 |
Q: I have a 10 year old (who is on meds for ADHD but I don't think that matters here) who has NEVER ...
A: He should not sleep in your bedroom. He sounds like an intelligent child who is manipulating you ...
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| Dyslexia | 8/16/2009 |
Q: I am a senior in high school and I have ADD. I was just wondering if people with ADD are more likely ...
A: I believe that most people with ADD really do not have any disorder at all, but just have traits ...
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| please help | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I am a mother of a 17 year old boy who has been diagnosed with persuasive developmental disorder ...
A: I am so sorry you are going through this. If he were younger I might be able to help some with ...
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| Adult ADD | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I am almost sure that my husband has Adult ADD. All the signs are there. He is needing treatment. ...
A: I do not know anything about medications except they usually just mask the challenges. I work with ...
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| ADHD or other behavioral issue? | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I am writing because I question whether or not my 3 1/2 year old son has ADHD or not. I have done ...
A: My daughter had a friend whose first doctor thought he needed medication. She took him to another ...
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| ADHD or other behavioral issue? | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I am writing because I question whether or not my 3 1/2 year old son has ADHD or not. I have done ...
A: Most all of his behavior is very "normal" for an active and apparently very brilliant 3 1/2 year ...
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| son | 2/27/2009 |
Q: I am concerned about my 4th grader. He seems to be struggling with math. His strengths are in ...
A: You have a bright son who is doing fine. He does not need testing. Do not let these teachers ...
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| 11 year old son (step) | 12/19/2008 |
Q: First of all, thank you for taking the time to look over and discuss my problem. I have an 11 y/o ...
A: It sounds like you have intelligent children who know how to get away with doing what they want to ...
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| mentally restless | 6/1/2008 |
Q: I am 50. I was diagnosed with adult ADD when I was 40,and prescribed Welbutrin. That changed my ...
A: Yes, I sure do. go to www.neurogenesis-inc.com/58357 and you will find a product called neu ...
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| ADHD 3 year old | 5/2/2008 |
Q: Too many problems to list. My 3 year old grandson is extremely hipper - over emotional - ...
A: I really want to help you and spend some time with these issues. I am changing computers and have ...
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| Adderall...Performance enhancing? | 5/1/2008 |
Q: I am 22 years old and last year I was diagnosed with ADD. I'm an electrical engineering major at ...
A: I want to help you but I am just now changing computers and will be our of commission for a day or ...
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| sleep regression | 4/26/2008 |
Q: my 10 year old was dx with ocd and tourette on friday and ever since wants to sleep with us. Im fine ...
A: First of all, did you get a second opinion on his condition? Before I put a child on serious ...
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| MY DAUGHTER IS ALSO HAVING MELTDOWNS | 4/8/2008 |
Q: HER HAIR IS FINE, MORE OF A TOMBOY, BUT HAS MANY GIRLIE LIKE QUALITIES,IS THICK SKINNED (LITERALLY), ...
A: I am so glad you wrote to me as there are some things that are very important for you to know. ...
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| MY DAUGHTER IS ALSO HAVING MELTDOWNS | 4/8/2008 |
Q: HER HAIR IS FINE, MORE OF A TOMBOY, BUT HAS MANY GIRLIE LIKE QUALITIES,IS THICK SKINNED (LITERALLY), ...
A: Hello. Could you please explain what you mean by meltdowns and what is her behavior? How old is ...
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| Job Interviews and teen ADD | 3/7/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 17, bright and very outgoing. She has been trying to get a part time job lately and ...
A: I am so sorry your daughter is having such a time getting a job. I am not sure what kind of jobs ...
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| CAn you help me? | 3/6/2008 |
Q: well im a 14 year old female and i am currently a freshmen in highschool and so far i been having a ...
A: It is hard for me to figure things out when I can't talk to the person but I will do my best. First ...
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| CAn you help me? | 3/4/2008 |
Q: well im a 14 year old female and i am currently a freshmen in highschool and so far i been having a ...
A: The first thing to know is that the things that make it difficult in school are also your gifts and ...
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| Help me! Sooo-oo tired after fighting sleep all night. AGAIN! | 2/13/2008 |
Q: I've just spent the whole of the night awake fighting and fighting and fighting sleep. Why do I do ...
A: Bless your heart. I have Fibromyalgia and have problems sleeping so I can relate to the ...
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| Son's problems going on for year now | 1/30/2008 |
Q: Sharon, I am a divorced mother of two who has since been remarried and now have a 6 month old ...
A: First of all, he is not a self-centered, selfish, and controlling kid. He is angry for sure and is ...
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| advice please | 1/26/2008 |
Q: ok my friends have been telling me that i have A.D.D just joking around but then the other day my ...
A: I have no idea what on earth they would need to do 25 times. It sounds like she needs another ...
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| why does my mother & sibbilings not understand my ADD | 1/10/2008 |
Q: About 8 months ago I started working with my ADD . This has been the roughest phase of my life. When ...
A: I don't know what your belief in God is, but once in awhile a really good person is put in a family ...
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| recently diagnosed 6 year old | 1/4/2008 |
Q: My six year old was diagnosed with Developmental Coordination Disorder during a psychiatric ...
A: I would like to take some time to really answer this in depth and ask you more questions about his ...
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| ADD/ADHD | 1/2/2008 |
Q: Crandall, my name is Jessica Rose and I'm 14 years old (in my first year of high school). I was ...
A: Some people have personality traits that make them so they can't sit still for very long and that is ...
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| Help w/ adult son who is now a father! | 12/9/2007 |
Q: I desperately need advice. My son is 19 yo and a father of a beautiful 3 1/2 month old little girl ...
A: Ok. This is the deal. You have misplaced guilt and you are only dreaming if you think your son is ...
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| help! behavior issues with nephews and neices making me crazy! | 11/30/2007 |
Q: I have to baby sit my neice and nephews every morning for an hour and take them to school, and then ...
A: This is a challenge. I probably can't help too much just by a letter or two, but I will try to do a ...
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| 4 year old with ADHD?....maybe? | 10/2/2007 |
Q: I think I sent you a question...but it was over the weekend and I'm not sure if it was sent ...
A: I am so glad you wrote. While I have to be careful in that I am not a doctor I will say that I ...
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| my mom doesn't understand my add | 7/14/2007 |
Q: I am 21 with pretty severe ADD. I take adderall and it helps a lot, but my mother who is a control ...
A: I wish I could talk to your mother. She needs to back off. It makes me think that I wonder if you ...
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| ADHD Lazy or Disabled | 6/24/2007 |
Q: I am a 24 year old adult with ADHD my whole life and I wondered if when I am unable to do something ...
A: If the medication is helping you then that is fine. However, problems often continue underneath the ...
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| Auditory Processing Disorder | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I searched AllExperts for an expert in CAPD (Central Auditory Processing Disorder) but didn't find ...
A: I will do my best to help you in some way. It would help to have a picture of him and if you have a ...
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| Auditory Processing Disorder | 5/30/2007 |
Q: I searched AllExperts for an expert in CAPD (Central Auditory Processing Disorder) but didn't find ...
A: I have a couple of questions that are important. First of all, he sounds like he is Low Physical ...
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| MEDICATION | 5/14/2007 |
Q: WHY DO STIMULANTS LIKE RITALIN CAUSE MY FACE TO BREAK OUT
A: I am not a doctor and so would not know why you break out but I do know a wonderful natural product ...
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| 8 year old daughter | 11/17/2006 |
Q: Help. I adopted my daughter at a year old. She's now 8. I noticed about a year ago I couldn't ...
A: IT is very difficult to adopt because a child's innate traits are usually so different than a child ...
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| Daughter has daily meltdowns | 10/5/2006 |
Q: I hope you can give me some answers on my daughter's behavior before I pull all my hair out!!! My ...
A: I want to help you but I need more time to think about this and give you recommendations. First of ...
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| add | 9/29/2006 |
Q: can you please send it to me again. Thank youHellow Sharon my questionn is about my 11 year old boy. ...
A: I do not believe that most children really diagnosed as ADD really have such a thing. I have found ...
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| I FEEL LIKE I DON'T FIT IN ANY OF THE REGULAR PEOPLE....PLEASE HELP... | 7/1/2006 |
Q: I've been going through this since I started 8th grade to present time. I observed once in school, a ...
A: Yes, it is your traits, more than likely. Some people have a look that says, "Dont' talk to me; I ...
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| a.d.d. | 6/14/2006 |
Q: Sharon, I currently have a 9 year old daughter who is being retained in the 3rd grade. She has ...
A: It is important for you to understand that this idea that all children should be able to sit and ...
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| A question about ADD | 6/8/2006 |
Q: Billy Levin, I was diagnosed with ADD when i was little and i have never had any real behavior ...
A: I am not Dr. Billy Levin so I am not sure why I received this question. I am an expert in ...
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| TOO MUCH TALKING, ADD | 4/5/2006 |
Q: i live in lahore pakistan, her sleep is disturbed,her father has same problem. he is on medication ...
A: Since you are not in the United States I am limited as to my suggestions. If you were here I would ...
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| memory | 3/23/2006 |
Q: I rolled up the paper into a tube and looked through my right eye while holding it in my left hand. ...
A: I feel very limited here with just a few letters back and forth but I will say congratulations for ...
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| memory | 3/18/2006 |
Q: I am a 33 year old man with ADD and a reading comphrension proble. I was wondering if you can give ...
A: Sorry I am slow in answering. First of all I would like to tell you a little bit about personality ...
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| memory | 3/17/2006 |
Q: I am a 33 year old man with ADD and a reading comphrension proble. I was wondering if you can give ...
A: Tell me more. What kind of comprehension problem--memory, being distracted easily, concentration, ...
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| Gifted child and ADD | 2/16/2006 |
Q: My second grade boy is very bright and is always the first one to complete his work during classroom ...
A: I am so glad you wrote to me. I get so upset when I hear about someone like your son. The first ...
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| first grader | 2/4/2006 |
Q: I do understand what you are saying. I do value him and his differences. My fear lies in the fact ...
A: As much as we would like to do so, we can't change another person from the outside in. Oh, you ...
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| first grader | 2/4/2006 |
Q: My son has been evaluated for ADD/ADHD and does NOT have it but I was hoping you still could help... ...
A: I can't help you as much as I would like without personally evaluating his personality traits but I ...
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| End of rope with child and everyone else too | 1/9/2006 |
Q: Ms. Crandall: I need to get parenting help and/or help for my child ASAP. My Hannah is 4 years and ...
A: I am so glad you wrote to me. i will do my best in this short format. Later, if you feel you could ...
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| dyslexsia | 5/7/2005 |
Q: I've had this problem since I was little but never occur to me that it may be a form of dyslexsia ...
A: This does help. I think you are using the wrong hand and should be left handed. I can't tell for ...
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| dyslexsia | 5/4/2005 |
Q: I've had this problem since I was little but never occur to me that it may be a form of dyslexsia ...
A: I need to ask you some questions. Are you right handed or left handed. When you stand in the mirror ...
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| adhd tests | 3/12/2005 |
Q: Are EEG -QEEGS effective in diagnosis of adhd? Thanx
A: I am sorry. I am only an expert in personality traits that easily explain symptoms of ADD and ...
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| Add, anxiety and a crooked face! | 3/8/2005 |
Q: I don't know where to start, so I'll start at the beginning. In grade school I had the highest IQ in ...
A: Sometimes I get questions that I feel I can only help minimally but with you I know I can really ...
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| ritilin | 2/24/2005 |
Q: I have some questions about two of my kids that are on ritilin. First, has it been found in studies ...
A: I am not clear whether you are a parent or a teacher but here goes. My expertise in on innate ...
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| Bipolar vs. ADD/ learning difficulties | 8/27/2004 |
Q: I am recalling a conversation that I had with a woman about 8 months ago. She said something to the ...
A: Much of your question is out of my expertise because I work with traits such as Oral Memory, Visual ...
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| a.d.d. | 7/26/2004 |
Q: Sharon, thanks for responding so quickly. hmmm. symptoms: forgetfulness; i can be doing ...
A: I wish I could do a photo analysis for you and I then I could tell your traits right away. Sometime ...
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| a.d.d. | 7/26/2004 |
Q: Sharon, thanks for taking my question. i'd like to find out if i have Attention Deficit ...
A: I am not a doctor and can't diagnose ADD but I am an expert in personality traits. There are traits ...
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| ADHD | 7/5/2004 |
Q: I am doing a research project for a college course about the likelihood of ADHD children treated ...
A: I probably won't be able to help you much on your research project because I don't have any ...
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