The ADHD Advantage
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"Why ADHD could be the key to your success. For decades physicians delivered the diagnosis of ADHD to patients as bad news and warned them about a lifelong struggle of managing symptoms. But The ADHD Advantage explodes this outlook, showing that some of the most highly successful entrepreneurs, leaders, and entertainers have reached the pinnacle of success not in spite of their ADHD but because of it. Although the ADHD stereotype is someone who can't sit still, in reality people with ADHD are endlessly curious, often adventurous, willing to take smart risks, and unusually resilient. They are creative, visionary, and entrepreneurial. Sharing the stories of highly successful people with ADHD, Dr. Archer offers a vitally important and inspiring new way to recognize ADHD traits in oneself or in one's loved ones, and then leverage them to great advantage--without drugs. As someone who not only has ADHD himself but also has never used medication to treat it, Dr. Archer understands the condition from a unique standpoint. Armed with new science and research, he hopes to generate public interest and even debate with his positive message as he guides the millions of people with ADHD worldwide toward a whole new appreciation of their many strengths and full innate potential"--
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I have heard stories of people who benefited greatly from ADHD meds, and those who were better off it. So whats the right approach? Meds or no meds?
Well, as we find out from this book - it depends on the individual.
Dr Archer believes that not everyone diagnosed with ADHD needs meds. As it is a condition with a wode spectrum of severity, every patient should be treated as a separate case, their need for meds evaluated carefully.
They need to be taught coping mechanisms or workarounds first. If these are insufficient, then use meds.
However, his good intentions may be clouded by him emphasising this over and over. As folks in the ADHD community know, there is a lot of stigma regarding taking meds, and this stance will probably not be welcomed.
I already see reviews decrying the book, but many of these folks are writing from the persoective of having benefited greatly from medication. Believe me, there are many who do better without too!
It would have been helpful if the good doctor included a couple of chapters on cases that DO need medication, and how meds have turned their lives around. It would have made this book a more balanced one.
