Healing ADD
by Daniel G. Amen · first published 2000
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Commonly perceived as a flavor-of-the-month diagnosis, ADD is, in fact, an enormous health problem that will only continue to grow. It affects six percent of the population, yet less than one third are taking medication. Why? According to Dr. Amen, attention deficit disorder is underdiagnosed, often incorrectly treated, and poorly understood.Dr. Amen, board-certified in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry and licensed in nuclear brain imaging, has discovered that there are six types of ADD- not just the commonly known two. Moreover, the most frequently prescribed treatment- Ritalin- makes
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…Your Life by Judith Kohlberg http://www.amazon.com/ADD-Friendly-Ways-Organize-Your-Life/d... Driven To Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell http://www.amazon.com/Driven-Distraction-Recognizing-Attenti... Healing ADD by Dr. Daniel Amen http://www.amazon.com/Healing-ADD-Breakthrough-Program-Allow...
on “Hyperbrain Owner's Manual - 1. the big picture” ↗I agree, two good books on techniques for helping you manage issues related to ADD are Driven To Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell http://www.amazon.com/Driven-Distraction-Recognizing-Attenti... Healing ADD by Dr. Daniel Amen http://www.amazon.com/Healing-ADD-Breakthrough-Program-Allow...
on “Do you know any programmers who exhibit these personality traits?” ↗…treats what they call ”deorganized attachement” This one’s actually more relevant for me personally as my youth and upbringing was... “interesting” and in several ways traumatic. On the topic of books: “Healing ADD” was really useful for my partner: https://www.bookdepository.com/Healing-Add-Daniel-Amen/97804...
on “How I Run a Company with ADHD” ↗Some people who have ADD get worse on Ritalin. Check out Healing ADD by Daniel Amen. In there you will find recommendations for 7 different types of ADD.
on “Night owls have more grey matter in their brains than early birds” ↗There are several forms of ADD, some of which don't respond to stimulants. Check Daniel Amen's work, there is a video on youtube "healing add - see and heal the 7 types".
on “Autism and Invention Are Connected” ↗There are many more offlabel meds for ADHD eg Bupropion. Daniel Amen gives tailored recommendations for meds and supplements for each type in his book Healing ADD. There is one type he called Ring Of Fire, which can only be helped without meds. Highly recommended! https://www.amazon.com/dp/0425269973 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWnJ4wjVu9k
on “Cognitive AI for ADHD” ↗I recommend this book to anyone suffering from ADD. The author did over 80.000 brainscans. not affiliated https://www.amazon.com/Healing-ADD-Revised-Breakthrough-Prog... A 80 minute video about ADD by the author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWnJ4wjVu9k
on “Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamine reward pathway (2010)” ↗…seven types of ADD: https://www.amenclinics.com/conditions/adhd-add/ You may find these write-ups helpful in refining your understanding. Dr. Amen has a book that I found helpful https://www.amazon.com/Healing-ADD-Revised-Breakthrough-Prog... I don't take stimulants beyond caffeine, I meditate most days at least once a day, which I find helpful, as well as not stay up too late. I keep a pad of paper by my bed…
on “ADHD. How do you manage the constant stream of thoughts and ideas?” ↗