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ADHD nation : children, doctors, big pharma, and the making of an American epidemic / by Schwarz, Alan,1968-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder--and its serious effects on children, adults, and society. More than 1 in 7 American children are getting diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)--three times what experts have said is appropriate--making it one of the most mishandled and debated conditions in medicine. The numbers are rising every year. Now doctors and Big Pharma are targeting adults and the rest of the world to get diagnosed with ADHD and take medications that will "transform their lives." In ADHD Nation, Alan Schwarz takes readers behind the scenes to show the roots and rise of this cultural and medical phenomenon: There's the father of ADHD, Dr.Keith Conners, who spends fifty years pioneering the disorder and use of drugs like Ritalin before realizing his role in what he now calls "a national disaster of dangerous proportions"; a troubled young girl and studious, teenaged boy who get entangledin the growing ADHD machine and take medications that cause them serious problems; and a pharmaceutical industry that egregiously overpromotes the disorder and earns billions from the mishandling of children (and now adults). While demonstrating that ADHD is real and can be successfully medicated, Schwarz sounds an alarm and urges America to wake up and address this growing national problem"--
Subjects: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Diagnostic errors;
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The myth of the ADHD child : 101 ways to improve your child's behavior and attention span without drugs, labels, or coercion / by Armstrong, Thomas.; Armstrong, Thomas.Myth of the A.D.D. child.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index."A fully revised and updated edition of the groundbreaking book on tackling the root causes of children's attention and behavior problems rather than masking the symptoms with medication. More than twenty years after Dr. Thomas Armstrong's Myth of the A.D.D. Child first published, he presents much needed updates and insights in this substantially revised edition. When The Myth of the A.D.D. Child was first published in 1995, Dr. Thomas Armstrong made the controversial argument that many behaviors labeled as ADD or ADHD are simply a child's active response to complex social, emotional, and educational influences. In this fully revised and updated edition, Dr. Armstrong shows readers how to address the underlying causes of a child's attention and behavior problems in order to help their children implement positive changes in their lives. The rate of ADHD diagnosis has increased sharply, along with the prescription of medications to treat it. Now needed more than ever, this book includes fifty-one new non-drug strategies to help children overcome attention and behavior problems, as well as updates to the original fifty proven strategies"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Behavior disorders in children; Child rearing.; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Problem children;
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A perfect mistake / by Conklin, Melanie.;
Eleven-year-old Max struggles with his ADHD and making mistakes, so when a mistake leaves one friend in a coma and another shutting him out, Max resolves to find out what really happened that night.LSC
Subjects: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Best friends; Friendship; Guilt; Life change events; Coma;
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Focused / by Gerber, Alyson.;
Twelve-year-old Clea wants to do her homework, follow instructions, pay attention in school, and play chess on the school team, but somehow she cannot focus on whatever is in front of her, and the other kids at school are starting to notice and make fun of her; when her worried parents take her to be tested she finds out that she has ADHD (only without the hyperactivity)--and with help from the psychiatrist who seems to really understand her she is determined to learn how to focus.LSC
Subjects: Developmentally disabled children; Parent and child; Families; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Chess; Life skills;
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New from here / by Yang, Kelly.;
Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Chinese Americans; Racially mixed people; Money-making projects for children; Families;
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Jude saves the world / by Riley, Ronnie.;
Twelve-year-old Jude Winters is dealing with ADHD while trying to figure out how to tell their old-fashioned grandparents about their nonbinary status--but now they have another problem: Stevie, a previously popular girl at school has been ostracized because she has a crush on another girl, and Jude wants to help her cope as well.
Subjects: Gender-nonconforming children; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Lesbians; Grandparents; Social acceptance; Identity (Psychology); Friendship; Gender identity; Identity (Philosophical concept);
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Tilly in technicolor / by Eddings, Mazey,author.;
Tilly Twomley white-knuckling her way through high school with flawed executive functioning has left her burnt out and ready to start fresh. Working as an intern for her perfect older sister's start up requires her to travel around Europe, offering a much-needed change of scenery as she plans for her future. Oliver Clark's autism often makes it hard for him to form relationships, but his love of color theory and design allows him to feel deeply connected to the world around him. He's earned placement into a prestigious design program, and a summer internship to build his resume. But now he's being forced to spend the summer with a girl that couldn't be more his opposite -- and feeling things for her he can't quite name. As their neurodiverse connection grows, they learn that some of the best parts of life can't be planned.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Americans; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorders; Autism; Identity (Philosophical concept); Identity (Psychology); Internship programs; Interpersonal relations; Love; Americans; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorders; Autism; Identity; Internship programs; Interpersonal relations; Love;
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Tornado brain / by Patrick, Cat.;
Seventh-grader Frankie, who has various sensory disorders, is determined to find her missing best friend, Colette, before it is too late.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Missing children; Best friends; Friendship; Asperger's syndrome; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Sensory disorders; Families;
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Pathological : the true story of six misdiagnoses / by Fay, Sarah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Over thirty years, doctors diagnosed Sarah Fay with six different mental illnesses--anorexia, major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and bipolar disorder. Pathological is the gripping story of what it was like to live with those diagnoses, and the crippling impact each had on her life. It is also a rigorous investigation into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)--psychiatry's "bible," the manual from which all mental illness diagnoses come"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Fay, Sarah; Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.; Mental illness; Mentally ill;
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A radical guide for women with ADHD : embrace neurodiversity, live boldly, and break through barriers / by Solden, Sari,author.; Frank, Michelle,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-193)."A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD is the first guided workbook for women with ADHD designed to break the cycle of negative self-talk and shame-based narratives that stem from the common and limiting belief that brain differences are character flaws. In this unique guide, you'll find a groundbreaking approach that blends traditional ADHD treatment with contemporary treatment methods, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), to help you untangle yourself from the beliefs that have kept you from reaching your potential in life."
Subjects: Attention-deficit disorder in adults; Attention-deficit disorder in adults; Women;
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