The diagnosis of mental disorders relies heavily on a carefully taken history designed to identify a recognizable syndrome from groups of signs and symptoms. However, a significant challenge in mental health diagnostics is the remarkable overlap of symptoms among different…
This systemic breakdown correlates perfectly with the clinical frameworks of Dr. William Dodson, one of the foremost pioneers in adult ADHD psychiatry. Dr. Dodson has long argued that standard psychiatric training often fails ADHD patients because it relies on standard, rigid “force-dosing” or broad-stroke…
Dr. William Dodson’s upcoming book dismantles the narrative popularized by Dr. Russell Barkley, which frames Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation (DESR) solely as a secondary executive function deficit, in which a person lacks top-down cognitive tools to control emotional expression. Instead, Dodson’s…
Based on Dr. William Dodson’s work and our understanding of neurodivergence, misdiagnosing Pseudo-Oppositional Defiant Disorder (Pseudo-ODD) as real ODD is deeply problematic and destructive for ADHD children. When a child’s brain is highly sensitive to rejection, criticism, and perceived failure…