The ADHD advantage : what you thought was a diagnosis may be your greatest strength / Dale Archer, MD.
By: Archer, Dale [author.].
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, New York : Avery, 2015Description: xxiii, 280 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0399573453; 9781594633515; 1594633517.Subject(s): Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Popular works | Success | Self-care, HealthOnline resources: Cover imageItem type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The New York Times -bestselling author of Better Than Normal , esteemed psychiatrist Dale Archer, M.D., reveals how ADHD might be the key to your success.
For decades, in the United States and in countries around the world, 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, arguing 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.
People with ADHD are restless, endlessly curious, often adventurous, willing to take smart risks, and unusually resilient, and their ranks include some of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time. Sharing the stories of highly successful people with ADHD, 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. Readers will learn to harness mental energy for greater creativity, embrace multitasking, and build a path to great success--without medication. As someone who not only has ADHD himself but has never used medication to treat it, Dr. Archer understands the condition from a unique professional and personal standpoint. Armed with new science and research, and his own personal experience, he teaches readers to embrace their natural strengths and innate potential.
Includes bibliographic notes and index.
Why ADHD can be your greatest strength -- Exploding the myth. Born this way ; A diagnosis of boredom ; Medications for ADHD ; Pop-a-pill culture ; You are not (necessarily) what you eat ; The explorer gene ; Learning with ADHD -- Discovering your strengths. Resilience ; bingo brain ; Juggling act ; Cool in a crisis ; Your antidote to boredom -- Finding success. The entrepreneur's superpower ; In the zone : the ADHD athlete ; Relationships : life of the party ; Find your fit ; In their own words.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
"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. Simply put, ADHD is a diagnosis of boredom. 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword (p. ix)
- Author's Note (p. xiii)
- Introduction: Why ADHD Can Be Your Greatest Strength (p. xv)
- Part I Exploding the Myth
- Chapter 1 Born This Way (p. 3)
- Chapter 2 A Diagnosis of Boredom (p. 19)
- Breakout I Medications for ADHD (p. 40)
- Chapter 3 Pop-a-Pill Culture (p. 43)
- Breakout II You Are Not (Necessarily) What You Eat (p. 62)
- Chapter 4 The Explorer Gene (p. 68)
- Chapter 5 Learning with ADHD (p. 84)
- Part II Discovering Your Strengths
- Chapter 6 Resilience (p. 111)
- Chapter 7 Bingo Brain (p. 128)
- Chapter 8 Juggling Act (p. 143)
- Chapter 9 Cool in a Crisis (p. 155)
- Breakout III Your Antidote to Boredom (p. 169)
- Part III Finding Success
- Chapter 10 The Entrepreneur's Superpower (p. 175)
- Chapter 11 In the Zone: The ADHD Athlete (p. 192)
- Chapter 12 Relationships: Life of the Party (p. 209)
- Chapter 13 Find Your Fit (p. 231)
- Epilogue. In Their Own Words... (p. 251)
- Acknowledgments (p. 255)
- Notes (p. 259)
- Index (p. 273)