Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D., is the consulting psychologist for Understood.org’s ADD/ADHD content. Dr. Brown’s research interests and publications include assessment and treatment of ADD/ADHD, especially in persons with high IQ; executive function and memory impairments in ADHD; overlap of ADHD and learning disorders, use of combined medications for ADHD comorbidities, and problems of sleep and awakening in ADHD. Dr. Brown directs the Brown ADHD clinic in Manhattan Beach, CA that specializes in supporting children, teens and adults with ADHD and related problems.

Dr. Brown received an award of honor for his research and teaching on ADHD by the National Attention Deficit Disorder Association and a Distinguished Professional award from the HELP Group in Los Angeles. He has been inducted into the CHADD Hall of Fame for outstanding contributions to research and professional education about ADHD in children and adults.  He has also been elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
 
He earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at Yale University and serves as Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He joined the faculty there in 2016 after serving for 20 years as associate director of the Yale Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders in the department of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Brown has presented papers and workshops throughout the U.S. and in more than 40 other countries. He is the author of 5 books related to ADD and ADHD. His most recent book in Outside the Box: Rethinking  ADD/ADHD in Children & Adults—A Practical Guide. 
 
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Books Written by this Expert:
Smart but Stuck: Emotions in Teens and Adults with ADHD
A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults: Executive Function Impairments
Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults
ADHD Comorbidities: Handbook for ADHD Complications in Children and Adults

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