A newly revised and updated edition of the classic guide to
reframing our view of ADHD and embracing its benefits * Explains
that people with ADHD are not disordered or dysfunctional, but
simply "hunters in a farmer's world"--possessing a unique mental
skill set that would have allowed them to thrive in a
hunter-gatherer society * Offers concrete non-drug methods and
practices to help hunters--and their parents, teachers, and
managers--embrace their differences, nurture creativity, and find
success in school, at work, and at home * Reveals how some of the
world's most successful people can be labeled as ADHD hunters,
including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, and Andrew Carnegie
With 10 percent of the Western world's children suspected of having
Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADHD, and a growing number of adults
self-diagnosing after decades of struggle, the question must be
raised: How could Nature make such a "mistake"? In this updated
edition of his groundbreaking classic, Thom Hartmann explains that
people with ADHD are not abnormal, disordered, or dysfunctional,
but simply "hunters in a farmer's world." Often highly creative and
single-minded in pursuit of a self-chosen goal, those with ADHD
symptoms possess a unique mental skill set that would have allowed
them to thrive in a hunter-gatherer society. As hunters, they would
have been constantly scanning their environment, looking for food
or threats (distractibility); they'd have to act without hesitation
(impulsivity); and they'd have to love the high-stimulation and
risk-filled environment of the hunting field. With our structured
public schools, office workplaces, and factories those who inherit
a surplus of "hunter skills" are often left frustrated in a world
that doesn't understand or support them. As Hartmann shows, by
reframing our view of ADHD, we can begin to see it not as a
disorder, but as simply a difference and, in some ways, an
advantage. He reveals how some of the world's most successful
people can be labeled as ADHD hunters and offers concrete non-drug
methods and practices to help hunters--and their parents, teachers,
and managers--embrace their differences, nurture creativity, and
find success in school, at work, and at home. Providing a
supportive "survival" guide to help fine tune your natural skill
set, rather than suppress it, Hartmann shows that each
mind--whether hunter, farmer, or somewhere in between--has value
and great potential waiting to be tapped.
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