One of the toughest parts of ADHD is left out of the diagnosis
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One of the toughest parts of ADHD is left out of the diagnosis

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 202612 min
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ADHD diagnoses are on the rise in the United States, but what if professionals are missing a key part of the disorder? In the 1970s, some clinicians recognized a lot of their ADHD patients had trouble with emotional regulation. But because it was easier to measure behavior rather than emotions, the criteria eventually fell off the radar. Today in the U.S., emotional dysregulation is not a part of the ADHD diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Dr. Sasha Hamdani thinks that needs to change. In today’s episode, she talks about her book To...

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You're listening to Shortwave from NPR. I went to med school with the full intention of being a pediatrician. I think it just sounded so amazing that I was like, this is a superhero job.

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Meet Sasha Humdani, a doctor, but not a pediatrician. When I was ready to get my letter of recommendation, I walked to the door of my attending and she stops me at the door and she's like,

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