WHAT WE TREAT
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Meera utilizes the most cutting-edge research available, conducted by Dr. Daniel Amen, in her treatment approach when working with clients with ADHD. Therapy can help individuals who may be struggling to deal with the way ADHD is affecting their lives and the impact it has on a person’s life.
Dr. Amen has identified four additional types of ADHD (seven types in total), from his Brain SPECT imaging research and over thirty years of experience with treating this disorder as a World-renowned Psychiatrist.
Dr. Amen describes Step One:
Do you or a loved one really have ADHD?
The first step is to discover if you or a loved one really has it. ADHD is called a developmental disorder because people have it early in life. It is not something that shows up in middle age. If you have ADHD symptoms, but never had them as a child, it is likely due to something else, such as depression, chronic stress, hormonal changes, a head injury, or some form of toxic exposure.
There Are Five Hallmark Symptoms of ADD/ADHD:
Short attention span
A short attention span for regular, routine, everyday tasks. People with ADD/ADHD have a difficult time with boring tasks and need stimulation or excitement in order to stay engaged. Many people with ADD/ADHD can pay attention just fine for things that are new, novel, interesting, highly stimulating, or frightening.
Distractibility
People with ADD/ADHD tend to notice more in their environment than others, which makes them easily distracted by outside stimuli, such as light, sounds, smells, certain tastes, or even the clothes they wear. Their keen sensitivity causes them to get easily off task.
Disorganization
Most people with ADD/ADHD tend to struggle with the organization of time and space. They tend to be late and have trouble completing tasks on time. Many things get done at the last moment or even later. They also tend to struggle keeping their spaces tidy, especially their rooms, book bags, filing cabinets, drawers, closets, and paperwork.
Procrastination
Tasks and duties get put off until the last moment. Things tend not to get done until there are deadlines or someone else is mad at them for not doing it.
Poor internal supervision
Many people with ADHD have issues with judgment and impulse control, and struggle not to say or do things without fully thinking them through. They also have a harder time learning from their mistakes.