Thank you for writing about your interview with Dr. Rojas and sharing your honest thoughts. I wonder to what extent a child’s ADHD diagnosis is associated with their mother’s diet and stress level during pregnancy.
Thanks for commenting! That's a fantastic question! There's definitely supposed to be a lot of influence from factors of that sort in addition to the genetic ones! :)
“ADHD is not an inherited condition, contrary to the commonly held opinion, but originates in early childhood stresses during the first years of crucial brain and personality development. Hence, counseling to unravel family issues and issues with self-esteem is always important. Physical self care, exercise, nutritious diets, good sleep hygiene, outdoor activities are all important. Mindfulness practices, like meditation, are very challenging to the ADD mind, but extremely helpful.”
Thanks for commenting! I don't know much about Gabor Mate's views on the topic, since I'm still just starting to learn about it myself; I have to interview a lot of different kinds of experts before I have a better grasp of things on this front...there's a lot to look into when it comes to diagnosis and medications and everything. :)
There seems to be a lot of information out there about ADHD, which is good to see. Sometimes it can be hard to decipher what is true and what is not. So far, my favorites on this have been Dr. Gabor Mate and Dr. Dr. Amishi Jha. They seem to have a good grasp on it based on the people I know with diagnosed ADHD.
I shared this with a friend with ADHD and they seemed to think this was an accurate assessment of it.
Thank you for writing about your interview with Dr. Rojas and sharing your honest thoughts. I wonder to what extent a child’s ADHD diagnosis is associated with their mother’s diet and stress level during pregnancy.
Thanks for commenting! That's a fantastic question! There's definitely supposed to be a lot of influence from factors of that sort in addition to the genetic ones! :)
What are your thoughts on Dr. Gabor Mate’s work on ADHD? There seems to be some similarities and some differences. This is his work summed up
https://drgabormate.com/adhd/
“ADHD is not an inherited condition, contrary to the commonly held opinion, but originates in early childhood stresses during the first years of crucial brain and personality development. Hence, counseling to unravel family issues and issues with self-esteem is always important. Physical self care, exercise, nutritious diets, good sleep hygiene, outdoor activities are all important. Mindfulness practices, like meditation, are very challenging to the ADD mind, but extremely helpful.”
Thanks for commenting! I don't know much about Gabor Mate's views on the topic, since I'm still just starting to learn about it myself; I have to interview a lot of different kinds of experts before I have a better grasp of things on this front...there's a lot to look into when it comes to diagnosis and medications and everything. :)
There seems to be a lot of information out there about ADHD, which is good to see. Sometimes it can be hard to decipher what is true and what is not. So far, my favorites on this have been Dr. Gabor Mate and Dr. Dr. Amishi Jha. They seem to have a good grasp on it based on the people I know with diagnosed ADHD.
I shared this with a friend with ADHD and they seemed to think this was an accurate assessment of it.
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a38042594/joe-rogan-attention-deficit-disorder-psychologist-amishi-jha/
Thank you for bringing light to this important yet often overlooked subject matter!