DIG Coaching Presents "ADHD Parents Raising ADHD Kids! How Does That Work?" on Attention Talk Radio June 15 with host Jeff Copper and Dr. Patricia Quinn

Tampa, FL, June 07, 2011 --(PR.com)-- On Attention Talk Radio, produced by DIG Coaching Practice, host Jeff Copper talks with Dr. Patricia Quinn on the topic of ADHD parents raising ADHD kids and how to make it work in view of the challenges associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Dr. Quinn is a developmental pediatrician in the Washington DC area. A graduate of the Georgetown University Medical School, she specializes in child development and psychopharmacology. Dr. Quinn has worked for over 30 years in the areas of ADD/ADHD and learning disabilities. She gives workshops nationwide and has appeared on many television programs, discussing the issue of girls and women with ADD. Dr. Quinn appeared in the video aired on PBS titled, "OUTSIDE IN: A Look at Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder." She also produced and appears in another well-received video, "ADD: Transition to College - Passport to Success" for the National Attention Deficit Disorder Association. She received the CHADD Hall of Fame Award in 2000 for her outstanding service to the field of ADHD.

Dr. Quinn is the author of several best-selling books on ADHD, including "Putting on the Brakes: A Young People's Guide to Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" for children aged 8 to 12 years, the companion workbook, "Putting on the Brakes Activity Book for Young People with ADD (ADHD)," and the "Best of Brakes Activity Book." She is also editor of "ADD and the College Student: A Guide for High School and College Students with ADD."

For the last decade, Dr. Quinn has devoted her professional attention to the issues confronting girls and women with ADHD. She cofounded and is currently the director of the Center for Girls and Women with ADHD in Washington DC and has written several books on this topic. Her 1999 book, "Understanding Girls with ADHD," is groundbreaking in its presentation of this population. A follow-up book released in 2009, "Attention Girls! A Guide to Learn All about Your ADHD," is the only book for girls ages 8 to 12 years who have ADHD and has won the Honors Award from the National Parenting Publications of America (NAPPA) and a gold medal in the Children’s Moonbeam Awards from the Independent Publishers Association. Her other books in this field include "100 Questions and Answers about ADHD in Girls and Women" in 2010, "Understanding Women with ADHD and Gender Issues," and "ADHD: Research, Diagnosis and Treatment," co-authored with Dr. Kathleen Nadeau.

The program will be aired on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at 8 pm ET, on Attention Talk Radio, a live, interactive, Internet talk-radio show hosted each week by attention coach Jeff Copper.

The public is encouraged to participate by calling 646-652-4409 to listen or ask questions. The show schedule, stream, and archives are available at www.attentiontalkradio.com immediately following the show. Listeners can also subscribe to the archives via the RSS feed located on the host page or on iTunes. Attention Talk Radio focuses on insight and insightful thinking, preparing the mind to solve problems through insight or the sudden comprehension after viewing something in a different light. The show is hosted on a web-based platform so that anyone with a phone or a computer can listen, participate, or interact with the show.

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