Researcher
Dr. Thomas Brown
ADHD Researcher & Author
“A thorough ADHD assessment helps identify the specific executive function challenges each person faces.”
About
Leading researcher in ADHD who developed the Brown Executive Function/Attention Scales. Known for his work on the executive function model of ADHD.
Dr. Thomas E. Brown is a clinical psychologist and leading researcher in ADHD, particularly in understanding executive function impairments. His development of the Brown Executive Function/Attention Scales has become a standard tool for assessing ADHD in both children and adults. Dr. Brown's work has been instrumental in shifting the understanding of ADHD from a simple attention problem to a complex disorder of executive function.
Key Achievements
- •Developer of the Brown ADD Scales
- •Author of 'Smart But Stuck' and 'Outside the Box'
- •Professor Emeritus at Yale University School of Medicine
- •Expert in adult ADHD assessment and treatment
Notable Work
- ✓Brown Executive Function/Attention Scales (BEF/A)
- ✓Executive Function Model of ADHD
- ✓Research on emotional regulation in ADHD
Publications
- 📚Smart But Stuck: Emotions in Teens and Adults with ADHD
- 📚Outside the Box: Rethinking ADD/ADHD in Children and Adults
- 📚A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults: Executive Function Impairments
Education
- 🎓Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Yale University
- 🎓Postdoctoral Training in Clinical Psychology
Affiliations
- 🏛️Associate Director, Yale Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders
- 🏛️Professor Emeritus, Yale University School of Medicine
- 🏛️Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice
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