ADHD

There was a time when college students might never have heard the letters "ADHD," or had much of a sense of the underlying concerning with attention deficits and hyperactivity. One can assume that such time is long past and that students today are all aware of the issue, likely from some sort of personal connection with a family member or acquaintance.

Listen Up

• Here is the shortest piece, an NPR report on Attention Deficit Disorder (4:28)
• From Canada comes this piece on the frustrations of 15-year-old Marybeth Whalen as she tries to cope with her hyperactive younger brother (13:24).
• This piece from NPR’s Talk of the Nation, on dealing with ADHD as an adult (37:11) features Robert Jergen, a professor of education at the University of Wisconsin and the author of Little Monster: Growing Up With ADHD along with two guests: Dr. Edward Hallowell, a psychiatrist and author of the national best-seller, Driven to Distraction, and Patricia Quinn, a developmental pediatrician and the director of the National Center for Gender Issues and ADHD.

Write Now

• What personal experiences have you had with any aspect of ADHD?
• What are your thoughts on the gender dimension of the condition? Do you think it affects boys more than girls; if so, why?
• What are your thoughts about the efficacy of treating the condition by trying to alter people’s behaviors instead of using medication?

Read On

• More from Wikipedia on ADHD