The textbook symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) — inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity — are inadequate; they fail to reflect the complexity of the condition, and several of its most prevalent and powerful attributes.

Patients and clinicians who rely on the DSM-5 alone tend to overlook these defining features of ADHD:
1. an interest-based nervous system
2. rejection sensitive dysphoria
3. intense emotional responsiveness

In this hour-long webinar replay, leading ADHD expert William Dodson, M.D., explains how these core features affect the daily life of individuals with ADHD, and how they often complicate diagnoses and treatment plans.

3:00 The Criteria Are Made for Researchers - Not for Patients or Clinicians
5:07 DSM-5 and ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria
6:20 Why does this matter?
7:00 Multimodal Therapy is No Longer the Standard of Care
8:43 Attention "Deficit"
10:25 Required Elements
10:55 Interest-Based Nervous System (Cognitive Component)
11:03 Functional/Experimental Definition of ADHD
11:53 Genetic and Neurological
12:56 Difficulty with Engagement on Demand
13:19 Performance, Mood, and Energy
14:44 Interest, Challenge, Novelty, and Urgency (and perhaps Passion)
17:09 Contrasted to Importance-Based Nervous Systems
18:12 An Interest-Based Nervous System is One of Two Things That Defines ADHD
19:04 A Second Type of Nervous System
19:07 Implications
20:54 We now talk in terms of managing ADHD rather than treating it
21:48 You need to have both pieces
22:05 The ADHD Owner's Manual
22:26 Two Types of Emotional Problems
22:55 What is a Mood Disorder?
23:00 Moods in ADHD
23:08 Shame: The Master Emotion
23:12 Self-Esteem?
24:02 The Need for Cheerleaders
25:09 RSD: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
26:16 Features of RSD
26:59 Emotional Wounds
28:04 RSD is Genetic and Neurologically Hardwired
29:38 Common Coping Mechanisms for the Vulnerability of RSD
30:38 What Treatments Help?

Download the slides associated with this webinar here:
https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/a...

Related Resources
1. Read: 3 Defining Features of ADHD That Everyone Overlooks
https://www.additudemag.com/symptoms-...

2. Quiz: Self-Test: Could You Have Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria?
https://www.additudemag.com/rejection...

3. Download: Rein in Intense ADHD Emotions
https://www.additudemag.com/download/...

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