
The ADHD Advantage
What You Thought Was a Diagnosis May Be Your Greatest Strength
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Walter Dixon
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Dale Archer MD
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Here's why ADHD could be the key to your success.
For decades physicians delivered the diagnosis of ADHD to patients as bad news and warned them about a lifelong struggle of managing symptoms. But The ADHD Advantage explodes this outlook, showing that some of the most highly successful entrepreneurs, leaders, and entertainers have reached the pinnacle of success not in spite of their ADHD but because of it.
Although the ADHD stereotype is someone who can't sit still, in reality people with ADHD are endlessly curious, often adventurous, willing to take smart risks, and unusually resilient. They are creative, visionary, and entrepreneurial. Sharing the stories of highly successful people with ADHD, Dr. Archer offers a vitally important and inspiring new way to recognize ADHD traits in oneself or in one's loved ones, and then leverage them to great advantage - without drugs.
As someone who not only has ADHD himself but also has never used medication to treat it, Dr. Archer understands the condition from a unique standpoint. Armed with new science and research, he hopes to generate public interest and even debate with his positive message as he guides the millions of people with ADHD worldwide toward a whole new appreciation of their many strengths and full innate potential.
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- Miranda
- 2025-04-23
Must read for everyone with ADHD, or any concerned parent!
I was sold within minutes of the intro. I couldn't agree more with the doling out of diagnosis and the "pop a pill solution" mentality that's exploded surrounding ADHD. As someone who fought against their own diagnosis until mid thirties, not because of the "stigma", but because of the 5 question online survey followed with a gaurentee prescription solution it's become for nearly everyone. After months of counciling before considering medication to truly understand ADHD, I can say I love my diagnosis and now know how to use it to my advantage. I wish I would have read this book in my early teens. Please, any parent concerned about their children, listen to this before resorting to meds. ADHD can be managed and a blessing when understood early to form proper habits and copping mechanisms!
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- Derek L.
- 2018-08-29
Great great book for ADHDERS
Great stories tips and perspective!
Must read for people with ADHD and especially kids/adults who struggle to fit in
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- Mario Lemieux
- 2023-04-07
interesting book with an interesting perspective.
interesting book with an interesting perspective. its different from all the other books and can give motivation to someone with adhd
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- Michel
- 2019-02-23
I found the reson for living!
After a few verses, I changed the speed to 145%, first time I did that, why trying to be " normal " ?
This book conviced me that I have superpowers!
Everything makes sense now. Thank you.
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- Sam
- 2018-03-21
This book was a game changer for me.
If you're an ADHDer yourself or living with someone who has been identified as being ADHD, this book is a must read. I've learnt more about myself in the past 8 hours reading this book then I have in the past 40 years of life. A serious game changer. Thank you. Now it's time to implement it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-07-19
BEST BOOK SOO FAR REAL GAME CHANGER
being in person with ADHD myself struggling on my life I highly recommend this book not as a motivational book but as a way to see yourself differently and then motivate your own self within your personal context. This book has been phenomenal for me and I highly recommend it to anybody who’s looking to discover themselves understand themselves or someone else.
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- Coach Cowan
- 2022-08-22
Complete Shift in Perspective!
I highly recommend this audiobook for anyone of any age who has ADHD, or for anyone who loves someone with ADHD. The author provides a new perspective on the "disorder" and how those with it can actually thrive not despite it, but because of it. I will be replaying this one more than once! Cheers.
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- Nils
- 2021-12-12
Illuminating and empowering.
Actually discusses the strengths and advantages of ADHD in an empowering way. 10 out 10 recommend to adults or parents freaking out over a diagnosis cos this book shows the superpowers.
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- Ellie L.
- 2020-07-21
Must Read
Honestly this is such a breeze of fresh air in the sea of books on ADHD redirecting people constantly towards medication and how this learning disability can take over you life. This book brought me a new perspective on ADHD and not to see it as such a burden. It provides useful and realistic tips on how to live life meds free and still find yourself in this world, while staying the way you are. Definitely recommend if you have AD(H)D or know someone with it.
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- Confuzed
- 2023-10-03
Heavily biased
The author rightfully examines the abuse of stimulant medication by those who do not require it, discusses the high rate of ADHD diagnosis in the USA, then concludes this is the result of zealous GPs doing the bidding of "big Pharma", while cherry picking evidence to support a weak hypothesis. In the process of demonizing stimulant medication, the author fails to distinguish between abuse and responsible use, which is supported by decades of high powered peer reviewed research.
Whatever good this book may offer is all but negated by the untenable bias the author imputes regarding medication prescribed by thoughtful clinicians. The overarching opinion that ADHD is, in many cases, simply a marketing gimmick by big pharma, which prey on inexperienced clinicians, is irresponsible and incongruent with accepted medical evidence.
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