Dr Tanith Davidson has many years of experience assisting individuals struggling with ADHD. Her approach is natural and holistic seeks out factors in the person's overall health, lifestyle, diet and routine that contribute to the person's symptom severity. She commonly employs a neurofeedback assessment to get a better idea of the how to tailor each patient's management and support.
ADHD is a diagnosis applied to children and adults who consistently display certain characteristic behaviours over a period of time. The most common core features include:
In order to meet diagnostic criteria, these behaviours must be excessive, long-term, and pervasive. The behaviours must appear before age 7, and continue for at least 6 months. A crucial consideration is that the behaviours must create a real handicap in at least two areas of a person's life, such as school, home, work, or social settings. These criteria set ADHD apart from the "normal" distractibility and impulsive behaviour of childhood, or the effects of the hectic and overstressed lifestyle prevalent in our society.
According to the DSM-IV (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition) some common symptoms of ADHD include the following:
The exact nature and severity of ADHD symptoms varies from person to person.
Please note Dr Tanith Davidson does not diagnose ADHD. This must be done by an educational psychologist after an extensive evaluation. Dr Davidson does, however, treat ADHD and other behavioural and learning disorders.