ADHD psychiatrist in Kansas and Missouri

What ADHD looks like

ADHD involves ongoing patterns of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, or both, that started in childhood and cause problems in more than one setting. Inattention can mean losing things, missing details, drifting during conversations, and trouble finishing tasks. Hyperactivity and impulsivity can mean restlessness, interrupting, and acting before thinking.

In adults, it often looks like chronic lateness, unfinished projects, and the sense of working twice as hard for the same result. Sleep problems, anxiety, depression, and learning differences can mimic ADHD or sit alongside it, which is why a careful evaluation matters.

The evaluation

Dr. Brown looks at how you function at school, work, and home, now and growing up. For children and teens, that includes school reports and parent observations. He also rules out other explanations, like poor sleep or anxiety, before settling on a diagnosis.

From there, you and Dr. Brown build a plan together and adjust it at follow-up visits.

Medication and other supports

Both stimulant and non-stimulant medications are evidence-based treatments for ADHD. Behavioral parent training, classroom supports, and skills-focused therapy or coaching also help, especially for children and for organizing daily life.

Whether medication is used, and which kind, is decided together after the evaluation. Stimulants are rarely provided at a first visit.

The first visit

The first appointment is a video evaluation of about 90–100 minutes, covering attention, school or work, sleep, mood, and family history. You join by video and need to be physically in Kansas or Missouri, somewhere private, during the visit.

Do you see children and teens with ADHD?

Yes. Dr. Brown sees children, teens, and adults. A parent or guardian takes part in visits for children and teens.

Can adults be diagnosed with ADHD for the first time?

Yes. Many adults are diagnosed later in life, often after years of compensating. An evaluation looks back at childhood as well as the present.