By MICHAEL SHAPIRO, PhDAugust 2019 As I was saying at the end of our last episode, because of the myriad of things that look like ADHD but are not, a diagnosis of ADHD should never be made casually, and should never be based solely on opinion, observation, comparison (“My other kids were never this much […]

By MICHAEL SHAPIRO, PhDJuly 2019 In my 36 years as a psychologist who specializes in treating children, there has been no more controversial and confusing issue than the diagnosis and treatment of…um…of…now what were we talking about again? But seriously, back in the Dark Ages when I started my training (and men still wore bearskins), […]

By MICHAEL SHAPIRO, PhDJune 2019 Let me ask you this: have you ever been nervous, anxious, or stressed-out? Yeah, I thought so. If you had answered “no” to that question, your response would have put you well outside the realm of “normal” humanity (or made you a complete liar). We all worry. We all get […]

By MICHAEL SHAPIRO, PhDMay 2019 I once heard sleep compared to a fickle girlfriend: when you want her and need her, she’s nowhere to be found. When you don’t want her around, there she is (before you ladies get indignant…this is just a metaphor. The same could certainly be said of a boyfriend!). Very few […]

By MICHAEL SHAPIRO, PhDApril 2019 I know this may come as a total shock, but men and women are different. This becomes readily apparent whenever the two sexes interact; be it in the bonds of marriage, a dating relationship, or long-term side-by-side service with a co-worker of the opposite sex. Although it’s almost become a […]