Episodes
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Black Adults Who Live with ADHD
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Podcast transcript:
Summary
Black adults with ADHD face barriers when seeking diagnosis and treatment for ADHD. There are cultural concerns that need to be addressed for them to receive proper evaluation and effective treatment. Dr. Napoleon Higgins, a psychiatrist from Houston, Texas, discusses mental health stigma within the Black community, the cultural values that may impact treatment, and ways to address these issues. He provides resources that can help one find culturally competent providers, and strategies Black adults can use to help providers better understand their challenges.
Napoleon Higgins, MD
Dr. Napoleon Higgins is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist in Houston, Texas. He is the CEO of Bay Pointe Behavioral Health Services and South East Houston Research Group. He is the president of Black Psychiatrists of Greater Houston, past president of the Caucus of Black Psychiatrists of the American Psychiatric Association, and past president of Black Psychiatrists of America. Dr. Higgins co-authored a number of books, including How Amari Learned to Love School Again: A Story about ADHD, Mind Matters: A Resource Guide to Psychiatry for Black Communities, and author of Transition 2 Practice: 21 Things Every Doctor Must Know In Contract Negotiations and the Job Search. He also specializes in nutrition and health to improve the mental and physical lives of patients. He has worked with countless community mentoring programs and has a special interest in trauma, racism, and inner-city issues and how they affect minority and disadvantaged children and communities.
Learning Objectives:
Gain an understanding of mental health stigma in the Black community.
Learn about disclosing an ADHD diagnosis to family members or employers.
Learn about the role spirituality can play in ADHD treatment.
Gain strategies for obtaining a culturally sensitive ADHD treatment provider.
Learn the questions to ask providers for receiving a proper diagnosis.
Learn what newly diagnosed adults with ADHD need to do.
Friday Feb 19, 2021
The Risks of Misusing Stimulant Medication and Alcohol
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Podcast Transcript
Summary
Some parents worry about their children sharing their prescribed stimulant medication or using other substances. Sometimes a prescribed medication is diverted to others for non-medical use with devastating results. Julie Buckner, the founder of Josh E. Levine Foundation, shares her story about her young adult son, who passed away as a result of using a mix of stimulants and alcohol. She provides information on how stimulants can be misused by teenagers and young adults, and how medication diversion can be prevented. In this emotional conversation, she also offers recommendations for parents on how to support their young adults.
Objectives
Learn how mixing stimulants with alcohol can have fatal results.
Learn about the environments that lead to diversion and substance use.
Learn how youth who are prescribed stimulants can prevent medication theft or diversion.
Learn effective communication strategies regarding substance use that parents can use with their children.
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Part 1: Challenges in ADHD Care for Children of Color
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Podcast transcript
Summary:
African Americans face many barriers in getting a proper ADHD evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. Practitioners need to be mindful of the historical mistreatment of African Americans by the medical community in order to better serve these patients. Dr. Roberto Olivardia, a clinical psychologist and a lecturer in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, describes specific barriers that African Americans face and how they are often misdiagnosed with behavioral problems or overdiagnosed without proper assessment. Dr. Olivardia talks about empowering African-American parents and families so they can advocate for their children, especially when facing a culturally insensitive school system or medical clinician. Additionally, he exhorts practitioners to understand the cultural context of where people of color are coming from and to help increase awareness of ADHD in the African-American community.
Roberto Olivardia, PhD
Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a clinical psychologist and lecturer in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in the treatment of ADHD, executive functioning issues, and students with learning differences. He also specializes in the treatment of body dysmorphic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and eating disorders in boys and men. He currently serves on the professional advisory boards for CHADD, ADDA, and the National Association for Males with Eating Disorders.
Learning Objectives:
Learn the barriers to evaluation and treatment that exist in healthcare and the school system for African-American children.
Understand the challenges for individuals who are not accurately diagnosed or treated.
Learn the factors that can increase disparities in diagnosis and treatment of ADHD.
Understand how African-American parents can advocate for their children with ADHD when dealing with a culturally insensitive school or medical clinician.
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Part 2: Challenges in ADHD Care for Children of Color
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Podcast transcript
Summary
Children of color with ADHD often experience challenges and barriers to receiving mental health care. It is important for educators and healthcare professionals to be transcultural when providing care, and for parents to know how to advocate for their child. Stigma continues to exist in the conversation regarding mental health and ADHD. Dr. Roberto Olivardia discusses the barriers to mental health care in the Black community and offers ways in which mental health professionals and educators can provide services for different cultures. He also provides information for parents on how to help their children face these challenges.
Roberto Olivardia, PhD
Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a clinical psychologist and lecturer in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in the treatment of ADHD, executive functioning issues, and students with learning differences. He also specializes in the treatment of body dysmorphic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and eating disorders in boys and men. He currently serves on the professional advisory boards for CHADD, ADDA, and the National Association for Males with Eating Disorders.
Objectives:
Learn about the barriers to treatment for children of color with ADHD.
Learn how professionals can develop cultural awareness.
Gain skills on how to change the conversation about mental health and people of color.
Learn how parents of color can advocate for their child.
Identify how treatment can be provided equitably throughout different communities.
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Is it ADHD? Disparities in ADHD Care of Black Children
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Podcast transcript
Summary
The diagnosis and treatment of children with ADHD in the African American community can be affected by stigma and cultural challenges. African American and Black parents often struggle when seeking help for their child. Dr. Nekeshia Hammond discusses how ADHD symptoms affect daily functioning, how ADHD is perceived within different communities, why African Americans may not be receiving the recommended treatments, and the challenges that can cause ADHD-like symptoms and lead to incomplete treatment. She provides information on how parents can make sure their child receives proper care and how professionals can work together to provide more culturally competent care.
Nekeshia Hammond, PsyD
Nekeshia Hammond, PsyD, is the founder and owner of Hammond Psychology and Associates, PA. She is an author, speaker, and authority -on child psychology, with a specific mission to support parents of children coping with ADHD.
Objectives:
Learn about ADHD symptoms and how they affect daily functioning.
Identify barriers to receiving diagnosis and treatment within the African American community.
Learn about the challenges that can cause ADHD-like symptoms.
Gain suggestions on what parents can do to make sure their child is receiving proper care.
Learn how professionals and the community can work together to develop cultural competence.
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Is it Adult ADHD?
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Summary
Are you an adult struggling in more than one area of your life? People with ADHD often struggle with managing everyday responsibilities and, sometimes, relationship problems as well. Learn more about adult ADHD in this podcast and find out if an evaluation is what you might need.
CHADD’s Health Information Specialist, Alondra Perez, discusses different struggles that adults with ADHD face. She also talks about how to overcome common struggles with getting an evaluation and provides information on the diagnostic process and strategies for getting an evaluation.
Objectives:
Learn about common struggles for adults with ADHD.
Gain knowledge of appropriate professionals that can evaluate and diagnose ADHD.
Learn about the cost of evaluations and different options for covering costs.
Learn about the different options for finding a professional in your area.
Gain suggestions on how to prepare for an ADHD evaluation.
Monday Nov 30, 2020
ADHD and Working from Home
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Summary
Did you unexpectedly start working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic? Just like you, many people have been trying to adjust to working from home for the first time ever or for a long period of time. Those with ADHD may find they have a more difficult time with productivity and concentration. There are strategies you can implement that will help you manage working from home more effectively. CHADD’s Health Information Specialist, Alondra Perez, discusses ADHD symptoms that make working from home a challenge. She also discusses different ways to manage your surroundings, build structure, and find your balance to increase work activity.
Objectives
Learn strategies for reducing distractions at home.
Learn how to implement structure and routine within your workday.
Learn how to create boundaries within your workspace at home.
Gain tools for managing procrastination.
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Familias Latinas apoyando a sus hijos con TDAH durante tiempos inciertos
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
La pandemia ha sido un tiempo incierto para muchos. Ha infundido incertidumbre e incluso miedo en muchos niños, familias y adultos. Hay nuevas normas y rutinas que siguen sucediendo después de meses de la pandemia. Es importante aprender formas de afrontar las dificultades en el hogar y aprender a apoyar a nuestra familia e hijos. María Acosta nos da información sobre cómo apoyar a nuestros hijos con TDAH en casa. También aprendemos sobre el medicamento y tratamiento durante este tiempo que puede cambiar para unos niños.
Objetivos:
Estrategias para ayudar niños con TDAH en casa
Aprende cómo ayudar mantener concentración y motivación
Información sobre medicamento durante este momento
Cómo calmar los temores y el miedo de sus hijos sobre la pandemia
Estrategias para mantener socializados con familia y amigos
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Diagnóstico y Tratamiento de TDAH
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
¿Está buscando información sobre el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de TDAH? Es importante entender que es un diagnóstico comprensivo y cómo es diferente para la comunidad Hispana y Latina. Un diagnóstico con un profesional adecuado ayuda entender el TDAH de su hijo y la ayuda que necesita. María Acosta habla sobre las dificultades para la comunidad Hispana, la diferencia con la comunidad americana, y estrategias para padres.
Objetivos:
Aprende desafíos de salud mental en la comunidad Latina
Cómo las diferencias culturales afectan a los niños y al TDAH
Entiendo las limitaciones para el diagnóstico de TDAH en niños Latinos
Aprende que significa un diagnóstico comprensivo y los diferentes profesionales adecuados
Aprende los mejores tratamientos para el TDAH
Estrategias para padres con niños con TDAH
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Online Learning for Children with ADHD
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Podcast Transcript coming soon.
Laci CulbrethAssistant Principal of Lower School
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools have transitioned to remote learning or hybrid learning. For learners with ADHD, there are many changes that can make it difficult to succeed at home. Parents and teachers are discovering new ways to help students learn to the best of their abilities. Laci Culbreth discusses the difficulties of ADHD symptoms while learning from home and talks about her experience as a teacher. She provides suggestions for parents on how to help their children with ADHD at home. She also discusses strategies teachers can use to increase support for students with ADHD through remote learning.
Objectives
Learn strategies for parents on helping children with ADHD at-home learning
Learn strategies for making work manageable for ADHD learners
Identify ADHD symptoms that can impact a student while learning from home
Learn strategies and tools for teachers to help students and parents through remote learning
Understand how accommodations can be implemented remotely