Dave Davies

You write that Swanson is now 80 years old and is troubled by the way ADHD research and treatment is going. Is there a kind of fundamental theme to his concern?

And there's been a lot of research into what it actually is biologically. And has that guided treatment at all? I guess that's the question. Is there a real connection between the understanding of the biological origins of this and the way it's treated?

And there's been a lot of research into what it actually is biologically. And has that guided treatment at all? I guess that's the question. Is there a real connection between the understanding of the biological origins of this and the way it's treated?

And there's been a lot of research into what it actually is biologically. And has that guided treatment at all? I guess that's the question. Is there a real connection between the understanding of the biological origins of this and the way it's treated?

This is such a big deal for parents. Nothing is more troubling than to see your child in pain or struggling. You have kids yourself, right? You have two sons?

This is such a big deal for parents. Nothing is more troubling than to see your child in pain or struggling. You have kids yourself, right? You have two sons?

This is such a big deal for parents. Nothing is more troubling than to see your child in pain or struggling. You have kids yourself, right? You have two sons?

Yeah. So you know the stakes here. Absolutely. What are some of the things that they observe that make them so desperate for help?

Yeah. So you know the stakes here. Absolutely. What are some of the things that they observe that make them so desperate for help?

Yeah. So you know the stakes here. Absolutely. What are some of the things that they observe that make them so desperate for help?

And I guess one of the other things that's tricky about it as a diagnosis is that a lot of the things that you observe are also symptoms from other causes such as injury to the head or other psychological conditions, anxiety and depression, right?

And I guess one of the other things that's tricky about it as a diagnosis is that a lot of the things that you observe are also symptoms from other causes such as injury to the head or other psychological conditions, anxiety and depression, right?

And I guess one of the other things that's tricky about it as a diagnosis is that a lot of the things that you observe are also symptoms from other causes such as injury to the head or other psychological conditions, anxiety and depression, right?

Or the DSM you mentioned, that's the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which guides treatment for a lot of practitioners. I guess one of the other things that's a little hard to understand about this is that two kinds of symptoms for ADHD are pretty different, right? I mean, there's inattention, not paying attention, and then there's hyperactivity and impulsivity.

Or the DSM you mentioned, that's the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which guides treatment for a lot of practitioners. I guess one of the other things that's a little hard to understand about this is that two kinds of symptoms for ADHD are pretty different, right? I mean, there's inattention, not paying attention, and then there's hyperactivity and impulsivity.

Or the DSM you mentioned, that's the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which guides treatment for a lot of practitioners. I guess one of the other things that's a little hard to understand about this is that two kinds of symptoms for ADHD are pretty different, right? I mean, there's inattention, not paying attention, and then there's hyperactivity and impulsivity.

And they seem like pretty different behaviors. Why is it assumed that they arise from the same condition?

And they seem like pretty different behaviors. Why is it assumed that they arise from the same condition?

And they seem like pretty different behaviors. Why is it assumed that they arise from the same condition?

You know, it seems kind of counterintuitive that stimulants would help with hyperactivity and impulse control, right? I mean, it seems like you're pushing it in the same direction that's the problem. What's the medical explanation for that?