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The ADHD Advantage: What You Thought Was a Diagnosis May Be Your Greatest Strength by Dale Archer MD
yodamom's review against another edition
5.0
What and eye opening book I dove into. I'm amazed at the advantages that I always thought were downfalls/failures in myself. I went through school being told to "sit still, just focus, try harder, pay attention" and then after a while I became the one that was deemed hopeless. I had teachers who gave up never gave me an attentive and left me with a low self esteem with their hurtful judgements. I grew up found out I was actually intelligent, just not their fit in the box version. I was an octagon in a square system. I was drugged, and felt like a zombie, after a month I refused to take them anymore.I wish this book had been published when I was a kid and needed some answers on why I couldn't do what they wanted no matter how hard I tried. Sad stories are common, but success stories are rarely told, and options for new directions that don't take away from the glorious being with a bit more energy then "they" are comfortable with.
The author delves in all aspects of the ADHD life from early education, relationships, work, medical care, prescriptions, timed lessons, diet, extreme focusing, and weaknesses. He talks with many successful people who have been living with this difference and how it helped them when they learned how to use it's benefits. Many ADHD's are entrepreneurs, interesting. He also brings knowledge from other experts in the field and they share their findings. He is not anti medication, he is medication as a last resort doctor. He wants all resources to be exhausted before the drugs come out and dim the light of the bright person being treated. I really appreciated his honesty on the lack of knowledge that most doctors have on this "disorder" and the tests inability to judge correctly leading to too many kids and adults getting drugged into common. I loved this book, and would recommend it to anyone with ADHD or their loved ones. If educators and medical professionals would read it FANTASTIC.
This book was an emotional roller-coaster. I went back to my school days, to uncomfortable social situations where I was to sit and be good. I was kicked out of church at 3 for crawling under the pews. I could not sit still, not I didn't want to sit still. I teared up, got goose bumps, cheered for "my team" and felt vindicated. I saw myself, saw my experiences in others stories. Knowledge is a wonderful thing when it opens up a new window for you. This book opened many windows and offered me comfort for past wounds that never really faded all the way. I do love being an out of the box thinker and learner, and am proud to understand it all a bit better. Yes, I am also an entrepreneur and have been all my adult life except for a 2 month job when I was a teen.
The author delves in all aspects of the ADHD life from early education, relationships, work, medical care, prescriptions, timed lessons, diet, extreme focusing, and weaknesses. He talks with many successful people who have been living with this difference and how it helped them when they learned how to use it's benefits. Many ADHD's are entrepreneurs, interesting. He also brings knowledge from other experts in the field and they share their findings. He is not anti medication, he is medication as a last resort doctor. He wants all resources to be exhausted before the drugs come out and dim the light of the bright person being treated. I really appreciated his honesty on the lack of knowledge that most doctors have on this "disorder" and the tests inability to judge correctly leading to too many kids and adults getting drugged into common. I loved this book, and would recommend it to anyone with ADHD or their loved ones. If educators and medical professionals would read it FANTASTIC.
This book was an emotional roller-coaster. I went back to my school days, to uncomfortable social situations where I was to sit and be good. I was kicked out of church at 3 for crawling under the pews. I could not sit still, not I didn't want to sit still. I teared up, got goose bumps, cheered for "my team" and felt vindicated. I saw myself, saw my experiences in others stories. Knowledge is a wonderful thing when it opens up a new window for you. This book opened many windows and offered me comfort for past wounds that never really faded all the way. I do love being an out of the box thinker and learner, and am proud to understand it all a bit better. Yes, I am also an entrepreneur and have been all my adult life except for a 2 month job when I was a teen.
selenas_white_friend's review against another edition
my mom got this to try and convince me to go off my meds
kkulhannie's review
1.75
**edit: i read this book as professional development as a student support officer for highly disengaged students, and as a person in the process of getting an adhd diagnosis in australia
single dimensioned advice that could have been found with a single google search. weirdly anti-medication and critical of the schooling system without addressing major issues. definitely a “it’s not a disability!!” book by ignoring the bad. extremely repetitive with no new points being made, lack of cohesion, and very representative of the “bingo brain”. lacks depth and academic rigour - which i suppose is expected when the full qualifications of author are not given but the “md” title is flaunted
misses a lot of the structural issues that severely affect experiences of having adhd: underdiagnosis and lack of access for many marginalised groups, wholly us-centered and not reflective of global adhders, completely missing educational inequality and lack of opportunity it underprivileged communities, and very white… this book is good if you’re a 40 year old man with a 6 figure salary in the us, not so much if you’re a 23 year old woman living paycheck to paycheck in australia (and thats STILL extremely privileged). nothing novel in here at all, just a lot of case studies and no impartial or academic research to back them up. also, just straight up ignores half of the literature on adhd???? wack
single dimensioned advice that could have been found with a single google search. weirdly anti-medication and critical of the schooling system without addressing major issues. definitely a “it’s not a disability!!” book by ignoring the bad. extremely repetitive with no new points being made, lack of cohesion, and very representative of the “bingo brain”. lacks depth and academic rigour - which i suppose is expected when the full qualifications of author are not given but the “md” title is flaunted
misses a lot of the structural issues that severely affect experiences of having adhd: underdiagnosis and lack of access for many marginalised groups, wholly us-centered and not reflective of global adhders, completely missing educational inequality and lack of opportunity it underprivileged communities, and very white… this book is good if you’re a 40 year old man with a 6 figure salary in the us, not so much if you’re a 23 year old woman living paycheck to paycheck in australia (and thats STILL extremely privileged). nothing novel in here at all, just a lot of case studies and no impartial or academic research to back them up. also, just straight up ignores half of the literature on adhd???? wack
lyndseylibros's review
2.75
A bit repetitive. I agree with his stance that meds are over-prescribed. But I disagree with his belief that diet doesn’t help ADHD at all. When I avoid sugar and gluten I feel like it does help me. There are books and studies done how processed foods make ADHD worse, especially food dyes. This was sort of a helpful book, but just ok.
thepinkkprincess's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this. It was nice hearing how it can be good to have ADHD and some suggestions for harnessing those aspects. It was also neat to hear stories about so many well known people with ADHD and how they have used it to their advantage.
wannabekingpin's review against another edition
4.0
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skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: A fine compilation of stories, examples, and grumblings at Big Pharma, on how ADHD can be turned into a proper superpower. Told, most times, by the from-zero-to-hero people themselves. A handful of key points, starters, and possible strategies, alongside encouragement to just keep trying until something clicks.
My Opinion: It’s a good book, written well, but as it’s aimed at people with ADHD, the amount of repetitive tales could’ve been reconsidered, as I’ve lost interest fairly quickly. But there’s quite a few very good points in it, some strategies I can definitely apply to my life, and as it was an easy read, I can’t complain more.
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: A fine compilation of stories, examples, and grumblings at Big Pharma, on how ADHD can be turned into a proper superpower. Told, most times, by the from-zero-to-hero people themselves. A handful of key points, starters, and possible strategies, alongside encouragement to just keep trying until something clicks.
My Opinion: It’s a good book, written well, but as it’s aimed at people with ADHD, the amount of repetitive tales could’ve been reconsidered, as I’ve lost interest fairly quickly. But there’s quite a few very good points in it, some strategies I can definitely apply to my life, and as it was an easy read, I can’t complain more.
stellagramina's review against another edition
1.0
It’s macho and bootstrappy. I don’t vibe with the simplistic “superpower” bs. Some of the advice is okay on its own, but the context is yucky.
caryambler's review against another edition
5.0
I'm suggesting this book for anyone that has ADHD or knows someone with it.