Beyond ADD: Hunting for Reasons in the Past and Present

By Thom Hartmann

Book Overview

One of the pioneers of ADD research shows how individuals with ADD are not just hyperactive or easily distracted, but actually possess highly adaptive, entrepreneurial skills--traits which served... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887424121
• ISBN13: 9781887424127
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Underwood Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A Positive View of ADD

Gives various reasons for ADD, some traditional and some not as traditional. Very helpful to the self-image of people with ADD and clarifies that society is part of the problem. Some key points include;1) Education is conditioning and is particularly hostile to children with ADD.2) ADD is now an industry with victimization and illness now fashionable.3) The industrialized world provides an environment particularly challenging for people with ADD for reasons such as lack of exercise, lack of exposure to sunlight and too much television.This review appeared in the Annotated Bibliography of Learning A Living, A Guide to Planning Your Career and Finding A Job for People with Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder and Dyslexia

Good Buy

This book does a great job of explaining the symptoms of ADD. The explanations are detailed, well written and easy to read. Recommend this book for anyone, if they want to really understand ADD. This book has a special ability to make a non-ADD person empathize with the behavioral aspects of an ADD person.

Finally, A Real Explanation About ADD/HD

Far be it for me to even read a book. At 41, I started and run a public company. My 10 year old son was diagnosed with ADHD at age 4. This book not only helped me understand my son, it helped me understand myself. The result, I finally understood a logical explanation on why I thought I was different for so many years, and my son and I have never been closer. The challenges and the theories found in the book are incredible. I felt I was reading an explanation of how I think and act (or react). I wasn't looking for something to believe in, or to justify certain behaviors. However, almost every sentence drew me closer to the edge of my chair - just to see how my son and I operate. Thank you Dr. Hartmann!

A positive approach!

So many books look at ADD as a "problem" that must be diagnosed and dealt with. Thom Hartmann looks at ADD another way, a way that makes a lot of sense! This book is a MUST read for anyone who has ADD or anyone who knows someone with ADD and wants to understand. The Hunter/Farmer explanation puts it all into perspective. I am an adult with ADD, and the parent of a child with ADD. I often use Hartmann's theory when explaining ADD to other people. It is positive and empowering.

An extremely thought-provoking book

This book really drills deep into the topic of ADD - why we're seeing it, what it is, why so many diagnoses, what can be done. Very impressive depth.