ADHD has three negative words in the label: ”deficit” ”hyperactivity” and ”disorder.” And yet recent research suggests that this form of neurological diversity actually has more assets in it than deficits. Why is there such an emphasis on what’s wrong in the ADHD field?  Why don’t we know more about the strengths of children, teens,...Read More

As of March 13, 2023, The Myth of the ADHD Child:  101 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Behavior and Attention Span Without Drugs, Labels, or Coercion is available as an audio book through Audible.  It is produced by Post Hypnotic Press. This will now make the book accessible to busy parents who can listen to the...Read More

A new study in the April 18, 2023 issue of JAMA Network Open suggests that up to 25% of middle school and high school students in some schools engage in  ”nonmedical use of prescription stimulants,” (NUPS) to get ”high,” to get a ”cognitive boost” for class, and as a ”study drug” to help prepare for...Read More

The New York Times reports today that there is an Adderall shortage nationwide, affecting perhaps hundreds of thousands or even millions of people.  As someone who takes antidepressants for my unipolar depression, I can empathize greatly with all of you out there, feeling almost a sense of panic if I weren’t able to get my...Read More

What is neurodiversity?  Who is really normal?  How do we address the strengths of those who’ve been labeled with ADHD, dyslexia or other ”disabilities”?  These questions get addressed in a new Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio One program.  Entitled: ”The Myth of Normal,” it aired  Part 1 on April 29, 2022 and Part 2 on May...Read More