Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception by Thom Hartmann

Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception
by Thom Hartmann

From the Author
The author, thom@cis.compuserve.com , 07/19/96: A positive look at ADD and a new theory of its origin... I wrote this book because when my son was diagnosed with ADD the psychologist told him he had a "damaged brain" and gave him a whole gloom-and-doom scenario. Having been the executive director of a residential treatment facility for kids, many of whom had ADD, I thought this was a pretty miserable way to portray ADD to anybody, particularly a child. In ADD:ADP, I present a "new view" of the origin of ADD - that it's an adaptive mechanism passed down to us by our ancient "Hunter/Gatherer" ancestors. At first, I only meant this as a paradigm or metaphor, but as you'll find from reading this revised version, it is turning out to be good science as well. In the five years since the original version of this book came out, a number of important studies have shown that there is a basis in history and science for my theories.

The Learning Disabilities Newsletter, 1993
ADDers aren't abnormal, they are uniquely gifted individuals in their own right. Thom Hartmann describes these ideas in a book that belongs in the hands of every educator, counselor, doctor, and parent. It empowers ADDers to look at themselves in a new way.

Edward Hallowell, MD and John Ratey, MD, authors of Driven to Distraction
Innovative and fresh .... Rather than portraying the syndrome as a crippling disease, Thom Hartmann demonstrates that ADD can be associated with creativity, high achievement, and a most successful adaptive style.

Jay C. Fikes, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropologist
Thom Hartmann demonstrates that ADD can be associated with creativity, high achievement, and a most successful adaptive style." - Edward Hallowell, MD and John Ratey, MD, authors of "Driven to Distraction. "This book... indicates that uncritical acceptance of the notion of ADD may conceal the need for basic reforms in our nation's public schools."

Book Description
As many as 20 million Americans may have Attention Deficit Disorder. In the five years since Thom Hartmann first published his pioneering book, "Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception," new findings support his theory linking ADD to the genetic makeup of men and women who hunted for their food in prehistoric times. Now, Hartmann has revised his groundbreaking book to include the latest research along with surprising information on studies that link second-hand smoke to disruptive behavior.

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Solve your child's problems without the damaging effect of potent psychiatric drugs which have known and unknown side-effects and which will also act to dull your child emotionally and intellectually. No parent should put their child on drugs and every parent should research the facts and alternatives to the paradigm provided by modern psychiatry (a very limited, and damaging perspective).

Every year in the U.S., over two million children are given the drug Ritalin to combat Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There are safer and more effective alternatives. Many researchers and authors have found powerful evidence that a drug-free approach works. The drug-free approach is always the best choice.

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