Peter Jaksa, Ph.D.

Peter Jaksa, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and former president of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA). He is the author of the book Life With ADHD. Dr. Jaksa has over 30 years of experience working with people with ADHD of all ages, and is an adult with ADHD himself. He has published dozens of articles on many topics related to ADHD, and contributed to ADDitude Magazine since its inception. Dr. Jaksa received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Peter Jaksa, Ph.D., is a member of the ADDitude ADHD Medical Review Panel.

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