The ADHD Advantage
Subtitle: What You Thought Was a Diagnosis May Be Your Greatest Strength
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Avery
Published: Aug 09, 2016
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780399573453
Copyright date: 2015
Description: For decades, physicians delivered the diagnosis of ADHD to patients as bad news, warning them about a lifelong struggle against debilitating symptoms. But in The ADHD Advantage esteemed psychiatrist Dale Archer explodes this myth. ADHDers-so often characterized as unfocused, disorganized, or unreliable-are actually endlessly curious, resilient, visionary individuals whose ranks include the most successful entrepreneurs of our time.

As someone who has ADHD himself but has never used medication to treat it, Dale brings a unique perspective to this long-stigmatized subject. Filled with new science, cutting-edge research, and real success stories, The ADHD Advantage offers an inspiring new way to view your or your loved one's diagnosis. From embracing multitasking to staying calm under pressure, readers will gain tools to harness the immense assets that come along with an energetic, creative mind. Archer proves that everyone can leverage their ADHD traits for success-all without medication.
Table of contents: label: Part I
title: Exploding the Myth
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter One
title: Born This Way
pagenum: 3; label: Chapter Two
title: A Diagnosis of Boredom
pagenum: 19; label: Breakout I
title: Medications for ADHD
pagenum: 40; label: Chapter Three
title: Pop-a-Pill Culture
pagenum: 43; label: Breakout II
title: You Are Not (Necessarily) What You Eat
pagenum: 62; label: Chapter Four
title: The Explorer Gene
pagenum: 68; label: Chapter Five
title: Learning with ADHD
pagenum: 84; label: Part II
title: Discovering Your Strengths
pagenum: 109; label: Chapter Six
title: Resilience
pagenum: 111; label: Chapter Seven
title: Bingo Brain
pagenum: 128; label: Chapter Eight
title: Juggling Act
pagenum: 143; label: Chapter Nine
title: Cool in a Crisis
pagenum: 155; label: Breakout III
title: Your Antidote to Boredom
pagenum: 169; label: Part III
title: Finding Success
pagenum: 173; label: Chapter Ten
title: The Entrepreneur's Superpower
pagenum: 175; label: Chapter Eleven
title: In the Zone. The ADHD Athlete
pagenum: 192; label: Chapter Twelve
title: Relationships: Life of the Party
pagenum: 209; label: Chapter Thirteen
title: Find Your Fit
pagenum: 231; label: Epilogue
title: In Their Own Words...
pagenum: 251