Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception Second Edition - Softcover

Hartmann, Thom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1887424148 ISBN 13: 9781887424141

Publisher: Underwood Books, 1997

Synopsis

A new edition of an influential study of Attention Disorder, which argues that the condition is rooted in human evolution, includes new supporting evidence and reflects new advances in non-drug treatments. Original. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo. Tour. IP.

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About the Author

Thom Hartmann is the former executive director of a residential treatment facility for abused and emotional disturbed children, and the author of five books on Attention Deficit Disorder. He authored more than 200 published articles and has spoken at conferences around the world.

From the Back Cover

Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception answers these important questions: 1. Can drugs "cure" Attention Deficit Disorder? 2. Why are some ADD children and adults more successful than their "normal" peers? 3. What professions are best for ADD people?

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Excerpted from Attention Deficit Disorder by Thom Hartmann. Copyright(c) 1997. Reprinted by permission, all rights reserved : Where did ADD come from? If you compare the list of classic ADD symptoms, and the list of the characteristics of a good hunter, you'll see that they match almost perfectly. In other words, an individual with the ADD collection of characteristics would make an extraordinarily good hunter. A failure to have any one of those characteristics might mean death in the forest or jungle. There are two characteristics of ADD which can seriously challenge a Hunter who is trying to be successful in life and society. They are impulsivity and craving. These two characteristics are, in moderation, what make some Hunters incredibly successful in our society. Under control, these "driving forces" lead to the creation of institutions and businesses, to the writing of books and creation of art, to creative brainstorms that lead countries, companies, and lives in wholly new and wonderful directions. How to Turn a "Disorder" Back into a Skill (A Survival Guide for ADD Adults) "Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged." (Thomas Edison) If you've read this far with an open mind, I hope you've accepted the notion that ADD is neither a deficit nor a disorder. It is, instead, an inherited set of skills, abilities, and personality tendencies which would enable a Hunter or warrior or lookout to be eminently successful and would condemn a Farmer or an accountant to certain disaster. So how did this powerful set of Hunter skills come to be labeled as a disorder? Historically, societies have viewed people whose behaviors they didn't understand, or which weren't "the norm," as inferior.

Edition details

• Publisher: Underwood Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1887424148
• ISBN 13: 9781887424141
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 238