Reframe your thinking about dyslexia with The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students Watch the book trailer https://youtu.be/zDsPMaclLGE Order the book here The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students Kindle version The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students Paperback version All October proceeds will go towards scholarships for kids...Read More
Imagine that Leonardo da Vinci was a child growing up in contemporary times and school authorities had to determine whether or not he should receive an IEP (Individual Education Plan). Here’s what the meeting might look like: Video Transcript Principal: ”Okay, I think we’re ready to start. Who wants to get the ball rolling?”‘...Read More
In this concluding video in my 12-part video series ”The Myth of the ADHD Child,” I examine the question ”Does ADHD even exist?” I approach this question from several angles, including the questions: ”Do ADHD symptoms exist?” (yes, they do), ”Does ADHD exist as a de facto disorder?” (yes, it does, it’s in the DSM),...Read More
This video – part 11 in my 12-part video series on The Myth of the ADHD Child – introduces the field of neurodiversity as a better way of thinking about children diagnosed with ADHD. It defines neurodiversity and discusses the problem in positing any kind of ”normal brain” in the general population. The video then...Read More
This video (and accompanying transcript below) looks at six ecological factors contributing to a diagnosis of ADHD including: ultra-processed food, nature deficit disorder, the decline of rough-and-tumble play, the lack of adequate sunshine, the toxic effects of environmental contaminants, and inadequate sleep. It recommends that we not turn a blind eye to these...Read More
In this video (number 10 in my 12-part video series on The Myth of the ADHD Child), I provide a sociological interpretation of the disorder as a strong counterpoint to the usual depiction of ADHD as a medical disorder with a biochemical basis. I explain how the phenomenon of ADHD emerged over the past several...Read More
In 1993, ADHD advocate Thom Hartmann wrote that people diagnosed with ADHD are ”hunters in a farmer’s world.” In this video, I continue his train of thought by focusing on how ADHD may best be represented as a genetic adaptation to conditions during prehistoric times. The video describes Darwin’s theory of natural selection and examines...Read More
Most people think of ADHD as a discrete medical disorder. However, I’ve suggested that the symptoms associated with ADHD can be accounted for in terms of a wide variety of other influences. So far in my You Tube video series on The Myth of the ADHD, I’ve talked about the impact of media, all-boy behavior,...Read More
Three times as many boys are diagnosed with ADHD than girls. One of the reasons for this imbalance is that we may be pathologizing normal boy behavior as ADHD symptoms. In this video I compare normal gender differences in free play situations. Boys prefer changing activities more often than girls, they gravitate toward playing with...Read More
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