453- BFRB (Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors) + ADHD: Helping Your Child with Hair Pulling and Skin Picking

ADHD Experts Podcast

ADDitude

Hallowell, Adhd, Mental Health, 504, Add, Iep, Deficit, Additude, Medication, Disorder, Attention, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Though BFRBs are relatively common, people struggling with them often feel ashamed and misunderstood. Suzanne Mouton-Odum, Ph.D., shares current best practice treatment approaches, and how caregivers can lovingly support a child with a BFRB.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the attention deficit disorder expert podcast series by Attitude Magazine.
0:15.1	My name is Annie Rogers and on behalf of the Attitude team, I am pleased to welcome you
0:20.9	to today's ADHD experts presentation.
0:24.5	It's titled Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours and ADHD.
0:29.3	Being your child with hair pulling and skin picking, leading today's presentation
0:34.6	is Dr. Suzanne Mutan-Odom.
0:38.0	Dr. Mutan-Odom is a licensed psychologist and a leader in the field of body focus repetitive
0:45.0	behaviors or BFRBs, as well as anxiety disorders and other obsessive compulsive and related
0:53.0	disorders.
0:54.6	She has served on a scientific advisory board for the TLC Foundation for BFRBs for more
1:01.0	than 20 years and has published several books and numerous journal articles in the BFRB
1:07.5	space.
1:08.5	In addition to doing research and writing about BFRBs and its effective treatments, Dr. Mutan-Odom
1:15.6	has treated hundreds of individuals and their families.
1:20.0	She recently co-authored a guide for clinicians with Cambridge University Press that will be
1:26.5	available next month, so please keep your eye out.
1:31.3	In today's webinar, we will gain a deeper understanding of chronic hair pulling and
1:37.4	skin picking conditions that are really seldom discussed openly.
1:43.1	Caregivers like yourselves, you want to know how do I lovingly and effectively support
1:48.7	my child who is battling these behaviors.
1:51.8	Our expert today will talk about common myths, triggers, what good treatment looks like,
1:57.9	and what you can do to help.
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