Dr. Phil Dismisses ADD

Posted by Sharon Howell, ADD Management Group Coach

I know that most people either love or hate Dr. Phil. I like him very much, except for the fact that he apparently feels that ADD either does not exist or it is no big deal.

I was watching his show last week about a woman who could not stop talking and wanted help. As they showed the clips of her talking to people without taking a breath, she acknowledged that she often had conversations that got so much off track that she would forget the original point. Sitting on the stage she seemed ready to burst, while obviously trying very hard not to ramble. I, as a coach, certainly wondered if she has some level of ADD.

Well, as the conversation continued she stated that she did have ADD and Dr. Phil told her that he did not believe that she did! He completely dismissed that she might benefit by looking into her ADD issues to see if she could find any help for her motor mouth.

I am really concerned when someone with his reputation, but obviously little knowledge of ADD, dismisses it on TV.

I would like to write a letter to Dr. Phil about ADD and his attitude, but I have yet to come up with the words that could actually make him stop and think. This is one area where I feel he does not know what he is talking about. Maybe several letters from concerned viewers would make him see the light and change his tune?!

What do you think about Dr. Phil and his attitude on ADD? Please share your thoughts.

Comments

[Sally Brock]

I also agree with you about Dr. Phil dismissing ADHD and acting as if it is not a big problem for people. I have written him twice asking him to have a show on Adult ADHD and never heard a word. I also wrote him a few years back when he stated using his words " you don't have the right to take your own life" my mother and grandmother both took there own life and who is he to say they don't have the right? In my opinion if a person is feeling that desparate to take there own life they are not thinking about whether they have the right to do it. They don't care. I never heard from him then either.S