This book is a stark realization that we are not paying enough attention to the ways we are maladapting.

I have had people come up to me and say, “this book has changed my life.” I tend to agree.

• A growing number of boys are unmotivated and adrift.

• Modern education is poorly suited to boys’ developmental pace and learning styles.

• Video games offer an addictive, artificial world that displaces real-world drive.

• Over-prescription of stimulant medications may damage boys’ motivation centers.

• The decline of positive male role models leaves boys without guidance.

• Then each of these topics are addressed from a counter standpoint and how to cultivate positive change.

Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax

“Fantastic, engaging and detailed view into life with ADHD. If you’ve ever been curious about what it’s like… this book is for you.”

~Leah Hanlin Review

• Humorous, uplifting insights to life with ADHD

• Evidence-based myth busters with a positive spin on ADHD

• Comical writing, real-life scenarios unpacked

Practical everyday solutions and systems that can help the ADHD brain organize including

• Techniques to support task completion

• Systems for minimizing cognitive disrupts

• Ideas for organizing your home, your schedule, and thus your life more effectively.

A controversial perspective on how ADHD comes to be with a nature versus nurture debate.

“I believe that ADHD can be better understood if we examine people’s lives, not only bits of DNA.” Gabor Mate

• Childhood stress prevents us from developing the necessary emotional-cognitive capacities to thrive.

• Non-pharmaceutical interventions to minimizing ADHD symptoms including attachment

• Theories on how to decrease the number of individuals living with ADHD in future generations.

This book aims to guide readers toward effectively navigating ADHD through

• understanding,

• appropriately diagnosing, and

• managing symptoms

with a combination of medical, psychological, and practical interventions, I like this book because it is written from a medical professionals perspective, not strictly the mental health angle.

A similar unpacking is available in ADHD 2.0 also written by John Ratey, MD and Edward Hallowell, MD

The Truth About ADHD with Dr. John Ratey