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Dr. Patricia Quinn is a developmental pediatrician
in the Washington, D.C. area. A graduate of the Georgetown University
Medical School, she specializes in child development and psychopharmacology.
Dr. Quinn has worked for over 28 years in the areas of ADHD and
learning disabilities. She gives workshops nationwide and has appeared
on Lifetime TV's New Attitudes and the PBS show, To the Contrary
discussing the issue of girls and women with ADD. Dr. Quinn also
appeared in the video aired on PBS titled, OUTSIDE IN: A Look at
Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder.
Dr. Quinn is the author of several other books on ADHD. These include
the best-selling book, Putting on the Brakes: A Young People's Guide
to Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder for children
in the 8 to 12 year old group, the companion workbook, The "Putting
on the Brakes" Activity Book for Young People with ADHD, and
The Best of Brakes Activity Book. She is editor of ADD and the College
Student: A Guide for High School and College Students with ADD and
author of Adolescence and ADD: Gaining the Advantage. Dr. Quinn
is also co-editor of ADDvance: A Magazine for Women with ADD.
Her books, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: Diagnosis and Treatment from
Infancy to Adulthood and Voices from Fatherhood: Fathers, Sons,
and ADHD have been well received. Her latest book, Understanding
Girls with ADHD, was coauthored with Drs. Nadeau and Littman and
is groundbreaking in its presentation of this population.
Dr. Quinn lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband
and four children, two of whom have ADHD.
She may be contacted by calling or faxing 202-966-1561.
All of her books may be ordered through Advantage
Books or by calling (toll free) 1-888-238-8588.
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