482- Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome: A Distinct Kind of Inattention
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Up to 40 percent of children with ADHD also experience symptoms of cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS). Learn about similarities and differences between CDS and ADHD, as well as evidence-based treatments, from Joseph Fredrick, Ph.D.
Free Resources on Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome and ADHD:
- Download: Understand Why You Can’t Sleep
- Read: What Is Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome?
- Read: What Is Inattentive ADHD?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. |
| 0:10.0 | Carol Fleck and on behalf of the Attitude Team I'm pleased to welcome you to today's |
| 0:18.7 | ADHD expert's presentation titled Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome, |
| 0:23.6 | A Distinct Kind of Inattention. |
| 0:26.4 | Leading today's presentation is Dr Joseph Frederick. |
| 0:30.1 | Dr Frederick is a clinical psychologist at the Center for ADHD at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. |
| 0:37.8 | He is also the lead psychologist in the first cognitive disengagement syndrome clinical service at the medical center. |
| 0:45.6 | Cognitive disengagement syndrome affects up to 40% of children with ADHD. |
| 0:51.6 | Some of the symptoms include trouble getting going, taking longer than others to complete activities or tasks and excessive daydreaming. |
| 1:01.0 | Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome is a new name for what was formerly called |
| 1:06.0 | sluggish cognitive tempo. Because some of the symptoms overlap with ADHD, it can be difficult for clinicians to discern one condition from the other. |
| 1:16.5 | Today we'll talk about symptoms and treatment options and how cognitive disengagement syndrome |
| 1:22.3 | is similar and different from ADHD. |
| 1:26.3 | We'd like to begin today's webinar by asking this poll question to our live audience. |
| 1:31.7 | In what area does your child with ADHD and or |
| 1:35.4 | cognitive disengagement syndrome need the most help with morning routine, |
| 1:40.5 | academics, sleep, homework, excessive daydreaming, please select your answers |
| 1:46.8 | and comment in the text box under the video player to tell us more. For answers to common webinar questions about slides, transcripts, and certificates |
| 1:57.6 | of attendance, click on the FAQ tab of your webinar screen. If you're listening in replay or podcast mode, |
| 2:05.9 | visit attitude mag.com and search podcast 482 to access the webinar resources or simply click on the episode description wherever you stream your |
| 2:16.2 | podcast. If you support the work we're doing here at Attitude to strengthen the ADHD community, we encourage you to visit attitude mag.com |
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