Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception - Softcover

Hartmann, Thom

 
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Synopsis

As many as 20 million Americans may have Attention Deficit Disorder. In this pioneering book, with sales of more than 100,000 copies, Thom Hartmann explains ADD from an evolutionary perspective, suggesting that the disorder really arises from roots as hunters in a hunting society. He offers a positive viewpoint, citing examples including ADD individuals who changed the world - people like Thomas Edison, Ernest Hemingway and Benjamin Franklin.

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Synopsis

Argues that attention deficit disorder, ADD, is actually a useful genetic trait, suggests that people are divided into hunter (ADD) and farmer personalities, and describes how ADD adults can find success.

About the Author

Thom Hartmann is the former executive director of a residential treatment facility for abused and emotionally disturbed children. He is the author of five books on Attention Deficit Disorder.

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ISBN 10:  0717128652 ISBN 13:  9780717128655
Publisher: Newleaf, 1999
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