ADHD: A Path to Success: A Revolutionary Theory and New Innovation in Drug-Free Therapy

by Lawrence Weathers

May,2000 treatment follow-up study shows that 92% of families rate treatment as Successful or Very Successful. See "Publisher's Comments" section below for more details. Most books on adhd rehash the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965951316
• ISBN13: 9780965951319
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Ponderosa Press
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Hope for ADD/ADHD Families is in this Book

My experience mirrors alot of the other positive reviews for this book. I am so grateful that I took the leap of faith and took my 8-old-year son last March for treatment with Dr. Weathers. The book takes a totally nonconventional approach to ADHD. It doesn't approach ADD/ADHD as a chemical imbalance of the brain. Rather Dr. Weathers attributes many of the ADHD behaviors as a result of learned behaviors and defense mechanisms. His treatments are usually a short 3 days and also very nonconventional. It does sound too good to be true, but I can speak personally from experience that it does work if you put the time and effort into the treatment. My son was a terror since he was a toddler. He had terrible temper tantrums, was impatient, aggressive. and could not seem to concentrate at school. He was even expelled from preschool. He constantly got into trouble at school. I dreaded answering the phone during the week, because it was often the school calling about my son's behavior. We took my son to at least 4 different doctors--psychologists and psychiatrists. Each one seem to agree he had ADHD. We also got diagnoses of Bipolar disease, Depression, Anxiety, Aspergers Syndrome. It seemed like Ian had every known diagnosis to account for his strange behaviors. I read many books on all these diagnoses and we tried many behaviorial modifications, supplements, etc., and nothing seemed to help. I was obsessed with my son's problems. The stress extended to the rest of the family too. We finally succumbed to trying drugs when he started to fail in school academically. We tried Trileptal and Concerta for a few months without success. It was terrible. My son became a zombie, he hated himself. He had no self esteem. We all truly believed he had problems because he had a brain disorder which he had no control over. But I was very concerned about the side effects of the drugs and the long term usage. It was when these drugs did not help and my psychiatrist recommended adding another drug that I turned to Dr. Weathers for help. I had read his book a long time ago, but thought it was a "scam" because it sounded too incredible to be true. In desperation, I reread his book and talked to other parents who had success with the program. I talked to Dr. Weathers and he assured me Ian could be helped. It was the best money we ever spent. In the span of 3 days with Dr. Weathers, my son turned into a different boy. Today he listens, he does homework without a battle, he is attentive at school. In fact, he is excelling in all his classes and is in accelerated classes. He is starting to make friends. I'm not saying that the work ends once you get home. You have to continually work at it, but it's amazing how fast and steady the change has been and ALL WITHOUT DRUGS. Best of all, Ian has his self-esteem back. He no longer blames his troubles on his ADHD, because he has no ADHD or brain disorder. He is proof positive of that. Dr. Weathers i

Emotional Repatterning Approach For ADHD

Having been to the author's website and viewed the book index and initial portion of his book and related articles, I must say that this approach is logical and consistent with the concepts used in EMDR and neurolinguistic programming. The one negative review I see posted focuses on suggesting that this book is intended to get people to come use the author's exclusive computerized device, in addition to blaming parents & family dysfunction. In reality, the same CAER approach can be used without the author's device, adapting other methods of relaxation and guided imagery. Also, the "cause" is not explained as simply dysfunctional home environment, but as the emotional defense mechanism used in reaction to social stressors, a mechanism that some children could become more dependent on than are other children, due to biological or other factors. It's not about placing blame, but finding healthy solutions. Most people in our civilization have some level of "dysfunction" in their home and/or school environment, while only a certain percentage become dependent on ADHD behavioral responses. The author's approach can desensitize an individual to these negative triggers. This is empowering, not blaming, and the approach can be applied for family members and teachers to help them release unhealthy emotional responses that contribute to negative patterns. This book is a great complement to the literature on holistic, non-coercive approaches to addressing ADHD issues.

Drug-free treatment for ADHD that works!

Our son was diagnosed with ADHD based on observed behaviors eighteen months ago. Like good parents we wanted to help our child and took him to his pediatrician who handed us a prescription for Ritalin. After some initial improvement, our hope began to wane as his behavior deteriorated and we were again faced with increasing his Ritalin dosage. We were not happy with the continued prospect of higher doses of stimulants to control our son's behavior. It was at this point that we stumbled across Dr. Weather's book, "ADHD: A Path to Success". His approach to ADHD really made sense to us. After much investigation and research into ADHD, this was the first treatment that offered lasting, drug-free results. My son's treatment with CAER coupled with common-sense discipline bridged our son into learned behaviors that are cooperative, appropriate and pleasant. We heartily endorse Dr. Weather's book and treatment for anyone trying to regain control of their child's life.

The best book on ADHD available!!!

As parents of a pre-teen ADHD child, my wife and I have read many books on the subject. Most of them describe ADHD behavior well, but none of them accurately describe how it is formed. And NONE of them provide truly effective methods of treatment. This book was an eye opening experience. I am not a psychologist, but I have never read anything that seemed so right on target as this book is. My wife and I were so impressed that she and our son travelled to visit Dr. Weathers. The treatment was everything the book describes. If you have, or know someone who has an ADHD person in their life, I strongly suggest you read this book. It can literally change lives for the better.

Must read for all because of new theory and treatment.

AHDH: A Path to Success effectively addresses two different readers: families burdened with ADHD, as well as professionals who dissatisfied with available treatments. Dr. Weathers (himself an ADHD success story) effectively integrates a wide theoretical perspectives and research data to create a striking new and more convincing explanation of ADHD. This new model presents the experience of ADHD from the afflicted child's point of view. The whole phenomenon of ADHD makes infinitely more sense when seen on the basis of the child's rather than the adult's needs. From the child's point of view ADHD is an adaptation to his world, not a defect or disability. To take advantage of his new theory Dr. Weathers has developed a psychotherapy machine to treat these children. This machine, an extension of Francine Shapiro's Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, treats ADHD by extinguishing the child's learned aversion to his school, parents, teachers, work etc. so that he no longer needs ADHD to adapt to his environment. The book is interesting, well thought out and clearly written. It represents a major innovation in the theory and treatment of ADHD. Anyone working with these children, whether teacher, parent, or psychologist must read it. Jim Flynn, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist Spokane WA