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Mark Wolraich

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Mark Wolraich, MD discusses his work creating diagnostic scales for ADHD, and how the medical community can better serve neurodivergent patients.(30 mins) Dr. Wolraich is CMRI/Shaun Walters Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and the Chief of the Section of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, and the former Director of the Child Study Center. He received his MD from SUNY Syracuse Health Sciences Center.  His residency training in pediatrics was split between the SUNY Syracuse Health Sciences Center and the University of Oklahoma followed by a fellowship in the care of handicapped children at the University of Oregon. Dr. Wolraich helped create the The Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Rating Scale (VADRS) - a psychological assessment tool for parents of children aged 6 to 12 designed to measure the severity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. He also worked on the Siperstein -Wolraich Adjective Checklist, which helps identify intellectual differences in kids. Dr. Wolraich has authored 150 journal articles or book chapters including articles in the New England Journal of Medicine, Pediatrics, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He has edited or written 22 books including three books on ADHD. Dr. Wolraich received the Lewis D. Hollaway Award for Research in Health Science Education from the University of Iowa, the Lee Salk Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Pediatric Psychology, induction into the CHADD Hall of Fame of the Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the Edith Kinney-Gaylord Presidential Professorship for meeting the highest standards of excellence in teaching and research from the University of Oklahoma, Mentor Award from the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma, and the C. Anderson Aldrich Award from the AAP for outstanding work in the area of child health and human development. Follow Different Brains on social media:https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ https://www.instagram.com/diffbrains/Check out more episodes of Exploring Different Brains!http://differentbrains.org/category/edb/

Mark Wolraich, MD discusses his work creating diagnostic scales for ADHD, and how the medical community can better serve neurodivergent patients. (30 mins) Dr. Wolraich is CMRI/Shaun Walters Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and the Chief of the Section of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, and the former Director of the Child Study Center. He received his MD from SUNY Syracuse Health Sciences Center. His residency training in pediatrics was split between the SUNY Syracuse Health Sciences Center and the University of Oklahoma followed by a fellowship in the care of handicapped children at the University of Oregon. Dr. Wolraich helped create the The Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Rating Scale (VADRS) - a psychological assessment tool for parents of children aged 6 to 12 designed to measure the severity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. He also worked on the Siperstein -Wolraich Adjective Checklist, which helps identify intellectual differences in kids. Dr. Wolraich has authored 150 journal articles or book chapters including articles in the New England Journal of Medicine, Pediatrics, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He has edited or written 22 books including three books on ADHD. Dr. Wolraich received the Lewis D. Hollaway Award for Research in Health Science Education from the University of Iowa, the Lee Salk Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Pediatric Psychology, induction into the CHADD Hall of Fame of the Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the Edith Kinney-Gaylord Presidential Professorship for meeting the highest standards of excellence in teaching and research from the University of Oklahoma, Mentor Award from the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma, and the C. Anderson Aldrich Award from the AAP for outstanding work in the area of child health and human development. Follow Different Brains on social media: <a href="https://twitter.com/diffbrains" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/diffbrains</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/diffbrains/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/diffbrains/</a> Check out more episodes of Exploring Different Brains! <a href="http://differentbrains.org/category/edb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://differentbrains.org/category/edb/</a>