Adult ADD Factbook -- The Truth about Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Updated November 2011

by Ron Sterling

The mission of "Adult ADD Factbook -- The Truth About Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Updated November 2011," by Ron Sterling, M.D., is to provide you with latest and best information about Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adult ADD). The book's greatest strength is in its ability to arrive at a balance between scientific truth (which requires some technical and scientific language) and user-friendliness. Adult ADD Factbook uses language and concepts that are easy to understand and remember, without dumbing down the very important scientific findings about the upside and the downside of the ADD brain. Yes, you read that the *upside* and the *downside* of the ADD brain. This Factbook will help you understand how the current narrow definition and the stigma related to ADD clearly subvert a true estimate of the prevalence of ADD and of many other dopamine and norepinephrine deficiency conditions in the Western Hemisphere. ADD is the current poster child for a large number of such deficiency conditions that are significantly responsible for "nicotinism," alcoholism, obesity, many eating disorders, insomnia, fibromyalgia, and the over-use of marijuana, cocaine, illicit methamphetamine, and opioids, not to mention dysfunctional gambling, over-spending, and impulse-control problems of many types. This 256-page Factbook is comprehensively sourced and end-noted (about 900 citations). Dr. Sterling connects the dots like no other author has yet connected them. For those who have been dealing with the challenges of undiagnosed ADD or have not been able to find authoritative information on ADD, this Factbook will turn the lights on for you. The book is a game changer, written as much for non-ADDers as it is for ADDers. In its leaner form at AdultADDFacts.com, Dr. Sterling's writings have already earned a solid reputation for helping thousands of people understand the truth about ADD. It has allowed them, quite often, for the first time, to clearly understand their experiences with ADD. "Adult ADD Factbook" is a revised excerpt from Dr. Sterling's forthcoming book "The Culture Genes -- Why America's Greatest Strength is Also its Greatest Weakness"™ to be published in the spring of 2012.

Genres: Psychology, Self Help, Health

256 pages, Paperback

First published July 17, 2011

Reviews

[Yujeong Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibly enticing book as the material is scientific based and generalizable. There was a lot of information I did not know about the current diagnosis and prognosis pertaining to therapy, medication, and other viable solutions. This book also had me question my ADHD symptoms, do I really have it? It is tough because as expected, I do not resonate with some of the symptoms of ADD, however, three are still symptoms that I have experienced continually throughout my life such as impulsive speaking and "being driven by a motor." I also wonder the risks of Adderall as there seems to be a gap in that treatment as opposed to Ritalin.

This book definitely got me to appreciate and understand the diagnosis of ADD in a more compassionate lens, as these people genuinely struggle to remain productive not because they don't want to but because their brain creates that barrier, making timely mistakes a genuine challenge that others may find easy.

[Dave · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overly repetitive and often struck me as "if the only tool you have is a hammer" - he seems to relate the kitchen sink to ADD.

That said, I find merit in his core ADD hypothesis and treatment philosophies. I could just have done with a much shorter, more focused book, but maybe that's my ADD talking.

[Marc Strozyk · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had no structure. Was poorly laid out and assumed the reader was fluent in doctor speak. Regardless it did have some good information and some interesting ideas. It also is much shorter than advertised. Almost 70 pages or so was footnotes.