Outside the Box: Rethinking ADD/ADHD in Children and Adults-A
Practical Guide identifies assumptions about ADD/ADHD that demand
reevaluation in light of recent research. Building upon a current,
science-based foundation, the book describes in practical terms how
ADHD can be recognized at various ages; how it differs from more
typical brain development; how it can significantly impair those
affected; and how it can safely, and in most cases effectively, be
treated in children and adults. The book is based upon current
scientific research but also on the experience and perspective of
the author, a clinician who has devoted more than 35 years to
studying this disorder formally and countless hours to engaging
with and providing treatment for a diversity of children,
teenagers, and adults with ADHD and related problems. The book's
audience is the wide variety of clinicians involved in assessing,
treating, and/or monitoring the care of children and adults with
this disorder (e.g., pediatricians, primary care physicians,
psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, physician assistants,
advanced practice nurses, and clinical social workers) and also
educators, disability service providers, human resource
specialists, and the adolescents and adults who seek more
information about ADHD assessment and treatment for themselves or
for family or friends. The book offers practical, accessible
information that is grounded in the latest research: * The book is
focused not primarily on details of academic arguments but on
practical aspects of ADHD-how it varies from one person to another,
how it changes over the life span, how treatments need to be
adjusted for different individuals, and how it sometimes gets worse
and sometimes gets better.* Emphasizing that ADHD is not a simple
problem of failing to listen or staying focused on a task, the
author examines research demonstrating that ADHD results from
impairment of a complex syndrome of brain functions essential for
self-management, the "executive functions." * While DSM-5 is
acknowledged as a valuable source of information about ADHD, this
book draws upon a wider range of scientific research and
perspectives not yet incorporated into DSM. * Although accessible
to the general reader, the text includes citations to sources that
can be used to obtain additional, more technical information.
Utterly current and scientifically based, Outside the Box:
Rethinking ADD/ADHD in Children and Adults-A Practical Guide
challenges old thinking and provides much-needed information and
support to clinicians, educators, patients, and families.
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