Terry Matlen
Encyclopedia
Terry Matlen, M.S.W.,A.C.S.W.,(born May 23, 1953) is a clinical social worker/psychotherapist. She is the author of Survival Tips for Women with ADHD, which offers solutions to women struggling with the symptoms of ADHD
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Terry Matlen is the former vice president and board member of ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Association), immediate past coordinator of the Oakland County
CHADD chapter, and has developed numerous online resources to support those with ADHD. She consults to individuals, corporation
s and other organizations, writes books and articles and presents on the topic of ADHD both locally and nationally. Ms. Matlen is considered to be one of the foremost experts on the topic of ADHD and women. She was a staff writer/expert for Health Central's ADHDcentral.com from 2007-2009 and has published articles in:
Ms. Matlen has consulted with and has been quoted by many media outlets for a variety of ADHD related projects:
The New York Times, Time Magazine
, The Wall Street Journal, Newsday
, CBS Morning Show, The Today Show
, The Jane Pauley Show
, Prevention Magazine
, Glamour Magazine
, Women's World, The Ladies Home Journal, MORE Magazine
, The Detroit Free Press
, The Detroit Jewish News, San Francisco Chronicle
, NYC News at 10, WebMD
, PsychCentral.com.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a developmental disorder. It is primarily characterized by "the co-existence of attentional problems and hyperactivity, with each behavior occurring infrequently alone" and symptoms starting before seven years of age.ADHD is the most commonly studied and...
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Terry Matlen is the former vice president and board member of ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Association), immediate past coordinator of the Oakland County
Oakland County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,202,362 people, 471,115 households, and 315,175 families residing in the county. The population density as of the 2000 census was 1,369 people per square mile . There were 492,006 housing units at an average density of 564 per square mile...
CHADD chapter, and has developed numerous online resources to support those with ADHD. She consults to individuals, corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
s and other organizations, writes books and articles and presents on the topic of ADHD both locally and nationally. Ms. Matlen is considered to be one of the foremost experts on the topic of ADHD and women. She was a staff writer/expert for Health Central's ADHDcentral.com from 2007-2009 and has published articles in:
- ADDitude MagazineADDitude MagazineADDitude Magazine is the quarterly consumer publication about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder created and distributed by in New York, NY. It contains feature and service articles about ADD, ADHD and learning disabilities like dyslexia...
- FOCUS MagazineFocus (magazine)Magazines with the name Focus include:* Focus , a German weekly news magazine* Focus , a Christian religion magazine published in the United States...
(ADDA) - ADHD related blogBlogA blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
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Ms. Matlen has consulted with and has been quoted by many media outlets for a variety of ADHD related projects:
The New York Times, Time Magazine
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
, The Wall Street Journal, Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
, CBS Morning Show, The Today Show
The Today Show
Today is an iconic American morning news and talk show airing every morning on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre on American television and in the world. The show is also the fourth-longest running American television series...
, The Jane Pauley Show
The Jane Pauley Show
The Jane Pauley Show is a syndicated talk show packaged by NBC Universal, hosted by veteran journalist Jane Pauley. The show premiered on August 30, 2004....
, Prevention Magazine
Prevention (magazine)
Prevention is an American healthy lifestyle magazine, started in 1950, and published by Rodale Press in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The range of subjects includes food, nutrition, workouts, beauty, and cooking. It was founded by J. I. Rodale...
, Glamour Magazine
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
, Women's World, The Ladies Home Journal, MORE Magazine
More (magazine)
More, launched in September 1998, is a women's lifestyle magazine published once a month by the Meredith Corporation with a rate base of 1.3 million and a circulation of 1.5 million...
, The Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"...
, The Detroit Jewish News, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
, NYC News at 10, WebMD
WebMD
WebMD is an American corporation which provides health information services. It was founded in 1996 by Jim Clark and Pavan Nigam as Healthscape, later Healtheon, and then acquired WebMD in 1999 to form Healtheon/WebMD...
, PsychCentral.com.