Dr. Michael Gingerich is a 38 year veteran of the mental health field.  He has worked in almost every area of mental health - outpatient, inpatient, day treatment, residential, and private practice.  He has been a specialist in ADHD, Child Bipolar and related disorders for the past 13 years.  On this site you will find the wealth of his knowledge, experience and dedication. 

You may think one ADHD solution is just like another.  What's the difference?  Dr. Michael Gingerich's professional and personal experience with ADHD is the difference.  His dedication to up-to-date, down-to-earth, proven (I want to see the evidence!) solutions is the difference.  And, his strong belief in the individual's right to competent, cutting-edge help from the medical system and the educational system, is the difference.  

The ADD Solutions Center has info, resources, support, and more help for ADHD-ADD than you can find on any other single site.  ADHD solutions for the adult, child, teen, parent and employer.  ADHD solutions that come not just from Dr. Gingerich's knowledge and experience, but from solid research from the best, most respected sources around the USA.  There ARE good, effective alternative treatments.  The ADD Solutions Center is your resource center for more than just the basics.  It's your resource center for ADHD alternative information. 

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Easily distracted (like getting side-tracked)?  School or job performance less then expected?  Self-esteem fluctuating up and down, mostly down?  Short-term memory not so good?  Often don't finish what you started (on-time)?  Feel like you're trying as hard as you possibly can but having limited success?  Perhaps feeling out-of-step with the rest of the world?  No matter how young or old you are, it might be ADD-ADHD!

What is ADD-ADHD ?      What causes it ?      What can you do about it ?

Want more than just the basics? 

Like info about conditions that often occur with ADD?  ADD-ADHD + Other Conditions.  Such as Bipolar Disorder, Specific Learning Problems, Depression, Social Anxiety, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tourette's Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Sensory Integration Problems, Sleep Problems, Scotopic Sensitivity,  and Working Memory Problems?

Or, like info about how behavioral as well as medication treatments can actually be tailored to address specific symptom profiles?  ADD-ADHD and Bipolar medications.

Or, how about information on getting what your child needs from the public (or private) schools?  School accommodations.

Or, perhaps special issues like ADD-ADHD and College Students, Camps for Special Needs Kids, Adult ADHD, the BEST Behavior Management Strategies, ADHD at Work, and the BEST ADD-ADHD Books and Resources.

THIS IS THE PLACE!

Much, much more is known now about ADD-ADHD, Childhood Bipolar and Related Disorders than we ever did before.  Our knowledge about these problems has grown by leaps and bounds since about 1990.  Any professional who hasn't done extensive reading and continuing education is hopelessly out-of-date!   

Cutting-edge knowledge now allows us to more accurately distinguish various Sub-Types of ADD-ADHD, to differentiate ADD-ADHD vs. Bipolar Disorder vs. Depression vs. other conditions, and to identify behavioral, academic and medication treatments that target specific groups of symptoms. 

Research has proven that individuals with ADD-ADHD and Bipolar Disorder have significant problems with their "executive functions", especially working memory.  They also have more than the average trouble with Sensory Integration, Sleep Difficulties, and Expressive Writing Problems.

I have developed this web site to advance the cause of current clinical experience and current research on ADD-ADHD, Childhood Bipolar and Related Disorders.

Keep checking my site regularly.  Why?  Because I am constantly scanning the latest research for new developments and proof of solutions that really work.  Because I am always looking for better solutions.  Because, in the coming weeks and months, I will be informing you more about topics like  -

ADHD "alternative" treatments

Causes of ADHD 

Finding the "Right" professional (for diagnosis and treatment)

Getting the right help for ADHD children in school

Why it's usually not just ADHD

The "real" problems with medication for ADHD.

Things you've never heard of that look like ADHD