: About Me

Terry Matlen, MSW., ACSW, is a psychotherapist and consultant specializing in AD/HD in adults. She is the author of "Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD", director of www.addconsults.com and www.myADDstore.com and is a former board member and vice president of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA- www.add.org).

A popular presenter at local and national conferences, Ms. Matlen has a passion for raising awareness of the special challenges for women with AD/HD and the unique issues parents face when both they and their children have AD/HD.

She can be reached through her website at www.addconsults.com

My passion is ...

Making art when not educating the world about AD/HD

I know too much about ...

You guessed it- AD/HD

My parents always told me ...

..to do things I didn't want to do. Always the dreamer....

My childhood ambition ...

To save the world.

My favorite memory ...

Bringing home our children after they were released for adoption.

Why I write ...

Because I have to.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Rope Walk/Ace of Cakes/Beatles or Joni Mitchell

My first job ...

Jewelry apprentice

My best moment ...

Meeting my future husband

My inspiration ...

My beloved Grandma Mollie, who passed away before my children could learn her wisdom; and my mother who continues to share her wisdom with me and my kids.

Health & Fitness > Childhood Disorders The pros and cons of medicating children with ADD or ADHD

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Recently, a parent came to me, conflicted over whether to follow her pediatrician's recommendation of placing her young son on medication. His difficult behaviors had escalated in recent years and after trying behavioral strategies and food elimination diets, there simply hadn't been much progress in his maintaining himself. His behavior at school was deteriorating to the point where the teachers were concerned about his progress academically, psychologically and socially. When the medication suggestion came up, Jane (not her real name) was distraught. "Drugs scare me", she said. "I guess ...

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