[caption id="attachment_3412" align="alignleft" width="162" caption="ADHD Psychiatrist Dr. Timothy S. Bilkey and ADHD Blogger, Zoë Kessler, 2010"][/caption]In one of my first ADHD: from A to Zoë blog posts, I tried, unsuccessfully, to find a definitive statement about what ADHD is.
It turns out, we ADHDers are not the only ones who have a difficult time understanding what defines ADHD.
For most of us, our family doctors are the front-line person whom we approach first when we’re looking into a diagnosis. Unfortunately, many family physicians are as in the dark about it as we are.
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Jerry
8:52 pm on
November 22nd, 2010This is interesting. I have a great PCP and I don’t ‘blame’ him for not catching my ADHD sooner. Being “Predominantly Inattentive” and not hyper active, and given that our visits were always brief – 5-10 minutes at the most, it is not surprising that he was not able to see it in me. Fact is, I’ve gotten pretty good at handling short, professional settings.
But I would hope that in the not too distant future, all adults seeking treatment for obesity, find primary care physicians who are well aware of the strong correlation that exists between ADHD and obesity and will consider screening such patients for that possibility. (As always, correlation does not imply direct cause and effect.)
Here’s an example of one family doctor who is well aware:
So I’m very curious if Dr. Bilkey’s profile-driven approach might have provided my doctor with a tool to recognize my condition. If the answer is maybe, then I think many people who struggle today without knowing at least part of the WHY behind the WHAT may be helped in the future.
I look forward to the follow up!
Zoë Kessler, BA, B.Ed.
11:03 pm on
November 22nd, 2010Thanks for your comments, Jerry!
Z.
Pannie
8:19 am on
November 24th, 2010Thank you Jerry! I’ve been ruminating on the same thought. Who chooses obesity? It’s a symptom of something larger. (Pardon the pun.) Nice article too. There’s a lot of effort on research…I’m looking forward to the professional effort on affecting change.
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