| A Note on Authorship |
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| How to Read This Book |
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| Introduction: Welcome to the World of ADD, Where Landing Is Learned in Midair |
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| Part One WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE ADD? |
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1. The Skinny on ADD: Read This If You Can't Read the Whole Book |
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20 | (8) |
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3. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective ADD-ers |
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28 | (10) |
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4. ADD Self-Assessment Quizzes for Adults: A Screening Test |
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38 | (10) |
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5. Won't Pay Attention, or Can't? The Crux of the Matter |
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48 | (4) |
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6. An Evil, an Illness, or a Kind of Mind? From Stigma to Science |
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52 | (6) |
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7. The Itch at the Core of ADD |
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58 | (11) |
| Part Two THREE STORIES THAT TELL THE STORY |
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8. The Benevians: How This Diagnosis Can Change Your Life for the Better-at Any Age |
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69 | (16) |
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9. Joey: When There's More Than ADD |
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85 | (9) |
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10. The O'Brien Family: A Houseful of ADD |
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94 | (21) |
| Part Three MAKING THE DIAGNOSIS OF ADD |
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11. The Steps to Diagnosis |
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115 | (8) |
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12. The qEEG and the SPECT Scan: Two Useful New Tests Not Widely Used |
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123 | (4) |
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13. How Do You Tell a Child About the Diagnosis of ADD? |
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127 | (5) |
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14. Conditions that Coexist with ADD |
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132 | (3) |
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15. Bipolar Disorder or ADD? How to Tell the Difference |
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135 | (9) |
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16. ADD, Reading Problems, and Dyslexia |
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144 | (5) |
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17. Genetics: If I Have ADD, What Are the Odds My Child Will Too? and Other Interesting Questions |
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149 | (7) |
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18. Are We Training Our Children to Have ADD? |
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156 | (4) |
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19. ADD. Addictions, and a New Use of the 12 Steps |
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160 | (13) |
| Part Four MASTERING THE POWER AND AVOIDING THE PITFALLS: THE TREATMENT OF ADD |
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20. The Treatment of ADD: What Works Best |
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173 | (4) |
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21. The Key to Treating ADD: Find the Buried Treasures |
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177 | (4) |
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22. How to Find the Buried Treasures: Five Steps That Lead to Lasting Joy |
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181 | (6) |
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23. How to Find the Buried Treasure in School: One Shining Example That All Schools Should Follow |
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187 | (6) |
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24. Major Danger Alert: College and ADD |
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193 | (12) |
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25. Nutrition and ADD: A Cornerstone of Good Treatment |
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205 | (9) |
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26. Omega-3 Fatty Acids: A Nutrition-Based Treatment for ADD |
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214 | (4) |
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27. Physical Exercise: A Great Treatment for ADD and a Magic Tonic for Your Brain |
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218 | (4) |
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28. Powerful Exercises for the Brain That Improve Attention |
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222 | (3) |
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29. Cerebellar Stimulation: A Specific Kind of Physical Exercise That Can Be Used to Treat ADD |
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225 | (15) |
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30. To Try Medication or Not: Some Reassuring Guidelines |
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240 | (7) |
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31. If You Choose to Try Medication, Which Should You Choose? |
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247 | (13) |
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260 | (8) |
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268 | (5) |
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34. The Big Struggle Revisited: ADD in Families |
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273 | (11) |
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35. Living Through the Pain of ADD |
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284 | (10) |
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36. How to Get Rid of Piles: The Kudzu of ADD |
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294 | (4) |
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298 | (9) |
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39. Hallowell & Ratey's Top Tips for Adult ADD |
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307 | (7) |
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40. What Kind of Mate Is Best If You Have ADD? |
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314 | (4) |
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41. What Can You Do If Your Mate Has ADD? |
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318 | (10) |
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42. Getting Well Enough Organized: The Hallowell Approach |
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328 | (8) |
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43. What the Best Treatment Must Include |
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336 | (7) |
| Appendix: A Compendium of Resources |
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| Index |
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