Dr. Svec’s ADHD Newsletter

• Complicated ADHD
  2010-03-08
  
  

  This past week I was asked by the parent of a patient why our assessment process was so comprehensive. They had searched out other clinics and no one else insisted on doing a brain image with a number of the other tests that we routinely perform to ensure the diagnosis was valid.

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• ADHD in Relationships
  2010-02-09
  
  

  By Leo Desjardins, Psychotherapist

  Can ADD and ADHD be the root of a marriage in stress? As a couple’s therapist, I would say that when a partner has a problem with distractibility, disorganization, forgetfulness, and impulse control, you know there will be problems with communication. In some of the medical research looking at ADD and intimate relationships, ADD was found to be a contributing factor in marital stress. For example, saying you love your partner, but never spending time with them because you’re distracted by the television, or promising to be on time, but showing up late gives your partner a very strong negative message.

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Dr. Svec’s Health and Wealth Newsletter

• Live the Day
  2010-03-08

  Not sure why, but this past Thursday I was wondering if I were actually listening to my own advice. Driving to the London clinic, I wondered “If this were your last day on earth, would you be happy with the way you spent it?” It is the tag line in my book “The Message - Finding Freedom and Wealth in Your Life”. How would you answer that question?

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• How We Fail Our Olympic Athletes
  2010-02-24

  Many of us are very proud of our Olympic athletes, particularly those that achieve gold success in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. The “Own the Podium” program was to provide us with the best opportunity ever to win winter games medals by injecting funds into training and sport costs. Today, the Globe and Mail article by Gary Mason, however, paints the picture of how parents mortgage their homes or take extra jobs, so their Olympic hopefuls can compete. Our government officials, on the other hand, proudly strut their stuff in Vancouver, claiming that their generous funding of “Own the Podium” will lead to success.

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