From the Book - Regular Print
Introduction: Welcome to the World of ADD, Where Landing Is Learned in Midair xxv --
Part 1 What's It Like to have ADD? --
1 Skinny on ADD: Read This If You Can't Read the Whole Book 3 --
3 Seven Habits of Highly Effective ADD-ers 28 --
4 ADD Self-Assessment Quizzes for Adults: A Screening Test 38 --
5 Won't Pay Attention, or Can't? The Crux of the Matter 48 --
6 An Evil, an Illness, or a Kind of Mind? From Stigma to Science 52 --
7 Itch at the Core of ADD 58 --
Part 2 Three Stories That Tell the Story --
8 Benevians: How This Diagnosis Can Change Your Life for the Better-at Any Age 69 --
9 Joey: When There's More Than ADD 85 --
10 O'Brien Family: A Houseful of ADD 94 --
Part 3 Making the Diagnosis of ADD --
11 Steps to Diagnosis 115 --
12 QEEG and the SPECT Scan: Two Useful New Tests Not Widely Used 123 --
13 How Do You Tell a Child About the Diagnosis of ADD? 127 --
14 Conditions that Coexist with ADD 132 --
15 Bipolar Disorder or ADD? How to Tell the Difference 135 --
16 ADD, Reading Problems, and Dyslexia 144 --
17 Genetics: If I Have ADD, What Are the Odds My Child Will Too? and Other Interesting Questions 149 --
18 Are We Training Our Children to Have ADD? 156 --
19 ADD, Addictions, and a New Use of the 12 Steps 160 --
Part 4 Mastering the Power and Avoiding the Pitfalls: The Treatment of ADD --
20 Treatment of ADD: What Works Best 173 --
21 Key to Treating ADD: Find the Buried Treasures 177 --
22 How to Find the Buried Treasures: Five Steps That Lead to Lasting Joy 181 --
23 How to Find the Buried Treasure in School: One Shining Example That All Schools Should Follow 187 --
24 Major Danger Alert: College and ADD 193 --
25 Nutrition and ADD: A Cornerstone of Good Treatment 205 --
26 Omega-3 Fatty Acids: A Nutrition-Based Treatment for ADD 214 --
27 Physical Exercise: A Great Treatment for ADD and a Magic Tonic for Your Brain 218 --
28 Powerful Exercises for the Brain That Improve Attention 222 --
29 Cerebellar Stimulation: A Specific Kind of Physical Exercise That Can Be Used to Treat ADD 225 --
30 To Try Medication or Not: Some Reassuring Guidelines 240 --
31 If You Choose to Try Medication, Which Should You Choose? 247 --
33 And Don't SLIDE 268 --
34 Big Struggle Revisited: ADD in Families 273 --
35 Living Through the Pain of ADD 284 --
36 How to Get Rid of Piles: The Kudzu of ADD 291 --
39 Hallowell & Ratey's Top Tips for Adult ADD 307 --
40 What Kind of Mate Is Best If You Have ADD? 314 --
41 What Can You Do If Your Mate Has ADD? 318 --
42 Getting Well Enough Organized: The Hallowell Approach 328 --
43 What the Best Treatment Must Include 336 --
Appendix A Compendium of Resources 343.
