From ADHD to Amaze-Ability™: Children and Adults with ADHD | Total Lifestyle Optimization | Champion Your ADHD™

Dawn Kamilah Brown, MD: Child & Adult Psychiatrist | Mental Health Strategi
  • 4.7 (27)
  • KIDS & FAMILY
From ADHD to Amaze-Ability™: Children and Adults with ADHD | Total Lifestyle Optimization | Champion Your ADHD™ Podcast

Doubt, fear and frustration are common feelings before and after a child or adult is diagnosed with ADHD. Dawn Brown, MD, psychiatrist and the MD with ADHD, moves listeners from feeling dissed as you discard the common view of ADHD as a mental health disability and transform your child’s (and the family’s) life into the bliss that comes with a lifestyle optimized for Amaze-Ability™. Supermoms, superdads, kids and adults use these proven strategies, tools, and resources to determine what is possible in a life touched by ADHD. Become one of the real-life success stories like the ones you hear on From ADHD to Amaze-Ability™.

Episodes

  1. 10/09/2019

    4 Steps to Getting an Official ADHD Diagnosis

    This episode provides Dr. Dawn’s perspective on the importance of using the “standard of care” approach to obtain a proper ADHD diagnosis. She breaks down the process into 4 simple steps any parent or adult can use as a guide, to ensure an accurate ADHD diagnosis is made and a safe and effective treatment plan is discussed.

    21 min
  2. Why Your Journey from ADHD to Amaze-Ability™ is Important.

    07/01/2019

    Why Your Journey from ADHD to Amaze-Ability™ is Important.

    Living with ADHD and working to manage its symptoms is no easy task. This condition does not provide the same road map for everyone. Discover why each individual's journey from ADHD to Amaze-Ability™ is important.

    18 min
  3. Signs that your child may have ADHD

    09/16/2018

    Signs that your child may have ADHD

    Around age 5, most children have learned how to: pay attention to others, quietly sit still when asked, and not blurt out every thought on their mind. Therefore, by the time children reach school age, those with ADHD often stand out and have problems with managing their inattention, hyperactivity, and impulse control. This episode provides insight on how to recognize the common signs and symptoms of ADHD in your child and debunks popular myths associated with the condition.

    15 min
  4. Re-framing ADHD

    08/20/2018

    Re-framing ADHD

    Sometimes it can be a challenge to find the bright side of having ADHD, especially when it is commonly viewed in our world as taboo. The “defined” symptoms of ADHD can sound like a list of traits you’d rather avoid. But, these deficits can also be seen as strengths. In this episode, Dr. Dawn Brown, MD, invites you to change your perspective of ADHD. Discover how ADHD symptoms can have a positive role in an individual’s life and lead them to a place of Amaze-Ability.™

    13 min
  5. A Supermom’s Hospitality: How “Re-balance” Removed ADHD as the Unwanted House Guest

    08/11/2018

    A Supermom’s Hospitality: How “Re-balance” Removed ADHD as the Unwanted House Guest

    In this episode, I had the opportunity of enjoying the hospitality of one of the amazing grandmoms of a child with ADHD who knows how lonely, tiring and frustrating it can feel with ADHD as the unwanted house guest. Ms. Cecilia discussed how ADHD became a territorial invader: it disrupted her home routines, consumed her energy and patience, and caused significant strain amongst family members. After finding support from other supermoms with similar journeys, she revealed how she regained control over ADHD’s influence and transformed her priorities to better self-care, and life “re-balance.”

    23 min
  6. A Pediatrician’s Perspective on ADHD: Interview with Jarret Patton, MD

    07/21/2018

    A Pediatrician’s Perspective on ADHD: Interview with Jarret Patton, MD

    When a parent suspects a child has a behavioral problem or a learning disability, they may feel stuck, not knowing with whom to talk. Dr. Dawn Brown interviews Dr. Jarret Patton, pediatrician and best-selling author to share a pediatrician’s perspective on how to get unstuck when this question arises. Learn where to turn first and what questions to ask when you suspect ADHD. Drs. Dawn and Jarret cover what to do when conflicting recommendations arise from the primary care doctor and the mental health professional. Doctors who see patients with ADHD learn how to improve communication between a child’s providers. Get insight on how parents can help their child reach Amaze-Ability™.

    14 min
  7. Let's Transform ADHD From a Learning Disability to Amaze-Ability™

    07/21/2018

    Let's Transform ADHD From a Learning Disability to Amaze-Ability™

    Doubt, fear and frustration are common feelings before and after a child or adult is diagnosed with ADHD. Dawn Brown, MD, psychiatrist and best-selling author, shares the secret behind her ADHD expertise in this inaugural episode of “From ADHD to Amaze-Ability™” show. Move from feeling dissed to feeling bliss as you take your first journey into a state of total lifestyle optimization at school, at home, at work and on vacation. A family member’s ADHD can either disable the entire family’s lifestyle or it can become a transformation catalyst to Amaze-Ability™, where one enjoys joy and bliss more often than not.

    10 min
  • 7 Episodes

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Doubt, fear and frustration are common feelings before and after a child or adult is diagnosed with ADHD. Dawn Brown, MD, psychiatrist and the MD with ADHD, moves listeners from feeling dissed as you discard the common view of ADHD as a mental health disability and transform your child’s (and the family’s) life into the bliss that comes with a lifestyle optimized for Amaze-Ability™. Supermoms, superdads, kids and adults use these proven strategies, tools, and resources to determine what is possible in a life touched by ADHD. Become one of the real-life success stories like the ones you hear on From ADHD to Amaze-Ability™.

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