Kathleen G. Nadeau PhD

Kathleen Nadeau, PhD, founder of The Chesapeake Center, is an internationally recognized authority on ADHD and has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD since the 1970's. She comes from a family in which many members are affected by ADHD which provides her with an intimate, in depth perspective on the challenges of living with ADHD. Her longstanding passion in her career is to bring understanding, support and assistance to individuals and families impacted by ADHD.

Dr. Nadeau is a frequent lecturer both in the United States and abroad and provides professional training seminars on topics related to ADHD. She is the founder and Clinical Director of The Chesapeake Center - ADHD, Learning and Behavioral Health, the largest private ADHD specialty clinic in the United States. Currently, she is in the process of creating the Chesapeake Advanced ADHD Training Institute (ChAATI) to provide in-depth training to licensed clinicians around ADHD and the complex of related disorders.

She has spent her career identifying and working to bring attention to underserved segments of the ADHD population. She wrote one of the first books for professionals on adult ADHD when it was still considered a childhood disorder. Later, she brought attention to girls and women with ADHD, who were historically under-diagnosed or mis-diagnosed. Recently, she has turned her focus to older adults with ADHD, yet another very large, but overlooked group with her newest book, Still Distracted After All These Years, Help and Support for Older Adults with ADHD.

Dr. Nadeau is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books related to ADHD that address ADHD issues across the lifespan, from her best-selling book for children, “Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention”, to her latest book on older adults with ADHD, “Still Distracted After All These Years”. Her books are available for sale on Amazon.com as well as through The Chesapeake Center.

While she no longer maintains an active clinical practice, she is available for consultations with individuals and families that are seeking her clinical impressions, recommendations and referrals in relation to ADHD.

To learn more about Dr. Nadeau's clinic - The Chesapeake Center for ADHD, Learning and Behavioral Health - you can visit our website at www.chesapeakeadd.com.