Shire Launches Nationwide Adult ADHD Mobile Awar...(DDA will also be on-site to answerquesti...)

Date:5/12/2008

DDA will also be on-site to answer questions about ADHD in adults and to provide information about their organization. The W.H.O. adult ADHD screener, a questionnaire that is used to help recognize the symptoms of ADHD, will be available via on-site computers to help facilitate self evaluations. The W.H.O. screener is not designed to provide a diagnosis of ADHD but may provide information to participants regarding the symptoms of ADHD. Participants should discuss any questions they have regarding the W.H.O. screener results and other concerns about ADHD with their physician.

"Seeking information and speaking to qualified health care professionals are critical steps to diagnosis and management of ADHD," further explained Dr. Torres. "This initiative is an important first step to encourage that dialogue between patients and their physicians."

The symptoms of ADHD may lead to potentially serious consequences in adults. Surveys have shown that when compared with their non-ADHD peers, adults with ADHD may be:
-- Three times more likely to be currently unemployed;

-- Two times more likely to have problems keeping friends;

-- Forty-seven percent more likely to have trouble saving money to pay

bills;

-- Two times more likely to have been involved in three or more car

crashes;

-- Forty-seven percent more likely to have received more than one

speeding ticket in a 12-month period.

Adults who think they may have ADHD are invited to participate in a free self-screening when Shire's ADHD "RoADHD Trip," arrives in their area. The events will take in Atlanta, GA; Alpharetta, GA; Raleigh, NC; Simpsonville, SC; Albany, NY; Nashville, TN; York, PA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Taylor, MI; Ionia, MI; and Columbus, OH.

To find out specific dates of each of the screening events and for ADHD information in general, please visit htt
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