Moving Beyond ADD/ADHD: An Effective, Holistic, Mind-Body Approach

by Rita Kirsch Debroitner and Avery Hart

Book Overview

Provides an approach to treating ADD/ADHD and offers a perspective that enables those with this disorder, and their loved ones, to shift their focus from the negative symptoms that disrupt their lives... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809230763
• ISBN13: 9780809230761
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

The Holistic ADD/ADHD Cure

MOVING BEYOND ADD/ADHD is a must read for anyone suspicious that they or a loved one have either disorder, or for anyone working with this population. Since "prevention" is better and easier than "cure," in both cases of attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyeractive disorder, you will not find prevention recommended. Unfortunately, it is only when life becomes close to intolerable that people seek relief; that is,if they seek relief at all! It is now common knowledge that more children (more males) are being diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, and many Americans like myself are asking, "Why?" You may have heard that teachers don't want to deal with children "outside the norm" and that schools receive more funding for every child diagnosed as ADD or ADHD, so children are indiscriminantly targeted with ADD or ADHD. You may also have heard that the pharmaceutical companies are pushing their drugs to the physicians and that the physicians find it easier to simply prescribe a drug to "calm down Johnny or Sally." Well, part of this is true. However, the authors state in their book that the holistic approach is the long-term cure, and I tend to agree. But for those who feel they can't or don't want to follow this approach, then the other approach is the medicinal approach, which of course has side effects. Left untreated, the person goes through many difficulties during his/her life span. Treatment definitely is the better choice, whether holistic or medicinal, say the authors. The authors answered my question of reasons for more children being diagnosed with either ADD or ADHD. First, better diagnostic tools, and second, children's childhood being drastically changed from the past. Their brains are not being given a chance to develop naturally. TV, video games, both parents working and coming home exhausted, etc. all play a role. The authors do an excellent job of explaining the kind of "culture" parents need to provide in their homes for children to develop into normal, happy human beings prepared to meet the many challenges of life. The authors also explain to parents and others working with children how to help children become grounded and centered, which is imperative to moving beyond ADD/ADHD. That is, experiencing life "inside" themselves, not "outside." The authors do not pretend that their holistic cure is an easy, get-well quick fix, but it is a lasting cure as opposed to Ritalin. And they have provided you with guidelines. As stated earlier, this is a must read for anyone suspicious that they or a loved one have either ADD or ADHD, or for anyone working with this population.

Moving Beyond A.D.D./A.D.H.D

Finally someone has the courage to say NO to drugs. This book shows you that there is life before taking drugs for this disorder. I commend the authors for doing an outstanding job of showing how anyone can overcome this setback in their life. On a scale of 1-5, I give this book a 10. Everyone should read this book to get a better insight to what this so called disorder can do to you or your family. Michael Monji, author of "Does It Pay to Die?", a living trust workbook.

ADD can be overcome.

Fellow ADDers. First step is to recovery is to admit that you have a problem. In this wonderful book Debroitner et al say that ADD can be overcome, can be cured, by the basic fundamental techniques of good living, healthy eating, correct breathing, excercise and meditation- without drugs. The key is to get in touch with your soul. I am an adult and have a severe case of ADD, and in stressful situations, my attention span can be measured in seconds, but by remembering to follow some of the techniques outlined in the book, ( such as "Jet Knees") I could control my impulses considerably. This is a great book. Read it. Use it.

Understanding ADD

When this book was first brought to my attention I seiously doubted that it would help me at all. I was very wrong. It is an excellent book for anyone that has suffered with ADD or knows someone that has. It is very informative for parents of an ADD child. For me as an adult it has helped me tremendously in understanding myself and finding myself so I can move forward in life