Table of Contents
Author's Note 11
Preface 13
Introduction: The Nonexistent Disorder Called ADHD 1
Part I The Birth of a Crisis
1 Where We Are and How We Got Here 7
2 An Easy Answer: The Role of Cultural Bias 19
3 The Stimulant Epidemic and Side Effects 25
4 A Summary of the Conditions Behind ADHD Symptoms 33
Part II The Conditions and Disorders Responsible for ADHD Symptoms
5 Vision Problems 39
6 Sleep Disorders 51
7 Substance Abuse 65
8 Mood Disorders (Bipolar and Major Depressive Disorder) 79
9 Hearing Problems 93
10 Learning Disabilities 105
11 Sensory Processing Disorder 117
12 Giftedness 129
13 Seizure Disorders 141
14 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 151
15 Tourette's Syndrome 161
16 Asperger Syndrome (An Autism Spectrum Disorder) 171
17 Neurochemical Distractibility/Impulsivity 185
18 Schizophrenia 197
19 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 209
20 Fragile X Syndrome 223
21 Other Conditions 235
Part III Take Action
22 When There's No Diagnosis 253
23 Evaluating and Managing your Symptoms 259
Acknowledgments 273
Notes 275
Index 297