email: suzyw@nkn.net
My involvement with ADD/ADHD began as a special education teacher. After
many years of teaching, I realized the benefits of drugs, such as Ritalin,
in the classroom. However, the impact of ADD/ADHD really "hit home" when my 40 year old husband was diagnosed as ADD and began taking Dexedrine. Although he has an IQ in the gifted range, he had lost numerous jobs due to disorganization. The benefits of medication have been extraordinary. Once he began medication, many of our adult friends and their children followed his example. They were tested, started medication, and also were pleased
with the results.
In the meantime, I tutored many elementary students with ADD/ADHD and dyslexic
tendencies. Repeatedly, when they began medication, not only did the ADD/ADHD
symptoms disappear, but there was also a big improvement in their reading,
writing and spelling. This leads one to conclude that medication not only
treats ADD/ADHD symptoms, but also improves dyslexic tendencies.
The past few years, I have researched and collaborated with experts in
the field of ADD/ADHD. As a result, I have prepared a battery of tests that
indicate whether a person is at risk for ADD/ADHD. After testing numerous people each year and working with physicians, I have come to recognize the correlation
with ADD/ADHD and depression, addictions, phobias, stuttering, high blood
pressure, migraines, stomach problems, asthma and allergies. This leads
one to believe that these ailments may be a result of the physiological
effects of the stress caused to the body as a result of ADD/ADHD.
If you, or someone that you know could benefit from this assessment, please
contact me for further information.