ADHD 2.0

New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction- from Childhood through Adulthood.

Today, ADHD is widely recognized—but what’s often overlooked is its potential. Many high-achieving entrepreneurs, artists, and innovators credit ADHD as a source of their creativity, drive, and resilience. In ADHD 2.0, Hallowell and Ratey—both of whom live with ADHD themselves—share the latest research and insights into how the ADHD brain truly works. They offer an arsenal of new strategies and lifestyle hacks for thriving with ADHD, including:

• Find the right kind of difficult. Use these behavior assessments to discover the work, activity, or creative outlet best suited to an individual’s unique strengths.
• Reimagine environment. What specific elements to look for to enhance the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit inherent in the ADHD mind.
• Embrace innate neurological tendencies. Take advantage of new findings about the brain’s default mode network and cerebellum, which confer major benefits for people with ADHD.
• Tap into the healing power of connection. Tips for establishing and maintaining positive connection “the other Vitamind C” and the best antidote to the negativity that plagues so many people with ADHD.
• Consider medication. Gets the facts about the underlying chemistry, side effects, and proven benefits of all the pharmaceutical options.