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= Kathleen G. Nadeau = Kathleen G. Nadeau, PhD., is considered one of the top authorities on attention deficit-hyperactive disorder (ADHD). She is the founder of The Chesapeake Center in Maryland. She received her Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral Degrees in psychology from University of Florida and her Ph.D in 1971. She currently practices psychotherapy for those 6 years old and older and travels for lectures and professional seminars on ADHD.

ADHD in Females
Nadeau has long been an advocate for overlooked parts of the ADHD population. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Public Law 94-142) states that public schools must provide equal opportunity for individuals who have physical and mental disabilities. This included students to be able to receive psychological services in order to help achieve specific educational goals. As one might expect, ADHD diagnoses increased in popularity.

For those who sought diagnoses during this time, Nadeau focused on understanding how women were affected differently. They deal with a hormonal imbalance due to their menstrual cycle and a neurological imbalance due to ADHD. They present their symptoms in an attentive type and because of this women tend to be diagnosed at a lower rate than men. Nadeau has focused on making it clear the types of ways that ADHD can present in different ways in females, showing how their personalities reflect this.

Schooling
In 1971, Nadeau wrote her dissertation thesis for the University of Florida. Titled “An Examination of Some Effects of the Marital Enrichment Group,” the thesis statement of the dissertation examines marriage partner’s awareness of and communication of positive feelings towards one another and the relationship.

Publication
Nadeau has released over a dozen books about living with ADHD. These topics range from managing ADHD in personal life to managing it in the workplace. Nadeau's main audience of these books is females living with ADHD.

Some of her most recent and well known literature includes “Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention: A Book for Kids about ADHD” (published in 2004), “Understanding Girls with ADHD: How They Feel and Why They Do What They Do” (published in 2015), “The ADHD Guide to Career Success: Harness Harness Your Strengths, Manage Your Challenges” (published in 2015), and most recently “Still Distracted After All These Years: Help and Support for Older Adults with ADHD” (published in 2022).

Awards
In 1999, Nadeau and Patricia Quinn, M.D., received the CHADD Hall of Fame Award. CHAAD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) was founded in order to connect parents and their children with ADHD to providers, counselors, and information. Their Hall of Fame Award are individuals who show excessive work to try and make a different for children and adults with ADHD.