Addressing the Over-Diagnosis of ADHD in American Children – Play and Nature as Solutions

ADHD has reached endemic levels in today’s youth, and it’s become increasingly difficult to distinguish ADHD-like symptoms from true ADHD. Dr. Rhea brings in author and educator, Avigail Gimpel, to share her personal journey with ADHD. They discuss what ADHD symptoms may look like in youth and adults, how technology has affected symptom prevalence, and whether exercise could be the key. Avigail earned her BA and graduate degree at Touro college graduate school for Special Education. She married Daniel Gimpel in 1998 while teaching 3rd grade in an inclusion classroom. In this school, she developed a successful intervention program for her students struggling with ADHD symptoms. She and Daniel emigrated to Israel soon after their marriage.  Avigail earned advanced degrees in teaching children with Dyslexia and cognitive education for children with ADHD symptoms. In 2003, she and her husband, with three small children moved to Moscow, Russia. She observed that kids with ADHD have very similar symptoms in New York, Jerusalem, and Moscow.   Upon returning to Israel, she immersed herself in developing treatment options for ADHD for her own six kids and struggling students.  She built a teacher’s training program which she teaches at Hertzog College. She lectures in schools and to parent groups across Israel.  In private practice, she educates parents to become ADHD coaches to their children. She is the author of HyperHealing, The Empowered Parent’s Complete Guide to Raising a Healthy Child with ADHD Symptoms (a #1 best seller on Amazon), and HyperHealing, Show Me the Science!  Resources mentioned in this episode: Book links: https://www.hyperhealing.org/adhd-parenting-books-hyperhealing Website: https://www.hyperhealing.org/ Youtube: Avigail Gimpel HyperHealing Mom - YouTube