Do you find that you have given up many previously enjoyable activities, finding yourself continually surfing the internet or playing a game? Are you distancing yourself from friends and other family members? Are you on the computer and avoiding social contact and personal interaction? Do you notice your spouse secretly using the computer late at night? Does your spouse seem ‘rattled’ when you enter the computer area?  Do you find that you are utilizing pornography and avoiding intimacy with your partner? Do you secretly have a fantasy ‘lover’ on the internet? Do you communicate with another person, in a sexual or intimate way on the internet, at the expense of your partner? Do you find that your child cannot seem to pull themselves away from a computer or video game, despite the importance of doing so? Do you notice that you child’s school grades are suddenly plummeting, and computer time is increasing? do you notice your child showing a lack of motivation, for things they always did well? Are there times that you notice tremendous irritability and argumentativeness with your child or spouse? Do you notice that you can’t seem to function during the day without smoking marijuana several times? Do you notice that you are frequently drinking alcohol during periods of time alone? Do you notice that every time life feels hard you pick up a drink? Do you notice that your child is having trouble waking up, argumentative and irritable? Are you worried that your spouse drinks a lot more than usual, especially when they mention stressors in daily life? Have you noticed that the pain medication given to you by the doctor seems to be disappearing? Do you notice at times that your spouse or young adult seems to be physically unbalanced? Is your spouse complaining angrily that they are running our fo their pain medication? Do you notice your young adult  receives lesser units completed at school and obtains grades below their aptitude Is it clear that your young adult has little interest in their life and seems quite aimless? Do you notice that your child shows a sudden drop in enthusiasm in their daily activities? Has your child given up many of the extra curriculum activities that they previously excelled in or enjoyed. Does your young adult indicate that very little interests them? Does your young adult have numerous reasons and excuses as to why they cant move forward in their life path? Do you have questions about why your child is rarely invited to other children’s parties or play dates? Do you have questions in your mind about the appropriateness of your childs behavior with other children? Does your child make strange faces/sounds or have strange behaviors in public situations or at home? Does it seem as if every night is a ‘fight’ with your child about what homeowork assignments he/she has? are there continual battles over completing the homework in more than a cursory fashion? Do you frequently notice that your child lies about having completed his/her required homework? Does it seem as if the other children of the same age as your child behave in far more mature ways? Do you get notes home froms chool that the teacher indicates your child was behaving in a silly or immature fashion?   Is it confusing for you as to where the line is between helping and aiding your child vs being over protective? Do you find yourself hovering over your child and doing the work that they should be doing? Is your marriage in trouble? Do you wish to reverse the downward spiral? Is it your desire to keep your marriage together? If you are in the process of a divorce, would it be helpful to have a third party aid the two of you in determining solutions for issues, including child custody and finances, in a private and not discoverable manner. Are you and your spouse at an impasse regarding issues about your child(ren)? Would a trained professional aid you in working out solutions, that perhaps you hadn’t considered? Would you benefit from an individual assisting you in creative ways of sharing your children post divorce? Perhaps you might consider that your children have aged and that your original agreements are no longer viable given their stage of development. Perhaps some change is necessary. Do you find that you and your former spouse generally get along, however recently there have been issue arising that the two of you cannot seem to work out, and this causes some hostility in the relationship. A coparenting circumstance might aleaviate tension and create solutions that put the brakes on more drastic remedies. Dr Summerfield is often appointed by judges and by attorney agreement to council children of divorce, especially contentious divorces whereby the child exhibits signs of psychological damage. Requesting counseling from the court can often reduce the possibilities of your child experiencing many negative emotions. Do you find that it is difficult to attend to details and do you make careless mistakes in your school or work? Are you able to sustain your attention on a task or are you restless and unable to focus on the task at hand for any length of time? Do you lose things? I.e. keys, assignments, jackets? Do you find yourself easily distracted? Do you find that you make impulsive decisions See ADHD bullet points (The individual has increased anxiety and depression, more so than individuals with ADHD). Do you find yourself feeling lost in terms of career goals Are your academic capabilities unclear? Would you be better off to seek a skill and certificate? As young person do you have little clarity on what your skills and interests are? Do you require a legal report or declaration related to a court matter? Could a computerized test which aid in diagnosis for numerous purposes be of use to you?  i.e a good surgery candidate, information that might help your physician or psychiatrist in medical evaluation. These tests aid Dr Summerfield in making proper diagnoses. Is your child failing to flourish in school academically and socially? Does it seem that your child requires accommodations in school to aid their progress? Have you been out of the work force for significant time and need direction? Does your child seem to be unable to finish exams, especially those that are timed? Do you feel that you are not getting a proper hearing from the school district and require an advocate to assist you in gaining accommodations for your child? Is the school refusing to assess your child despite your requests? Is it difficult to throw out useless items? Do you worry about contamination; are you washing your hands numerous times per day? Does a thought or a sound get stuck in your head for days? Do you have thoughts that you have to do something over and over until you get it just right? Do you find yourself frequently counting things? I.e. ceiling tiles in an office, draws in a desk, books on a shelf. Do you find yourself frequently checking and re-checking that you have completed a task? Do you focus on an incident and have serious trouble getting it out of your head? Do you find yourself continually worried? For example about money, being terminated at work or unrealistic fears of potential danger? Do you find that you have great fears of becoming ill? And even dying? Are you over protective of people around you who are capable of caring for themselves? Are there times when you find your heart racing or find you have butterflies in your stomach for no apparent reason? (a negative event or stressor doesn’t exist).  Have your sleep patterns changed? (either too much sleep or not enough) Have you lost your appetite or are you over eating? Are you frequently irritable? Do you feel withdrawn from friends and family? Are you frequently fatigued or exhausted? Do your moods change frequently? Have you become far less productive? Has your libido crashed? Have you had an experience of such severe anxiety that you felt you were going to die? Have you noticed that what was tension and anxiety have now become far more severe and you have become much more inclined to seek safe places such as your bedroom or home? Have you allowed a fear of a specific thing to impact your life to a point  where you have created either unnecessary danger for yourself, or severe withdrawal from activities? Have you had an event occur in which you either felt your life was threatened in a severe way or witnessed a catastrophic event? Do you find yourself withdrawn from activities that you normally enjoy? Do you avoid any activities or events that remind you of the original trauma? Do you find yourself startled for no particular reason? Have you had an increase in nightmares, daymares, is your sleep disturbed and fitful? Do you find yourself reliving the event often? Do thoughts enter your mind that are important to you and quickly flee, which you then forget? Have you noticed that you have hardly slept in the last few days but yet you manger to function during the day? Do you find yourself excessively talkative? And others suggest you slow down?