Beyond ADHD, Jeff Emmerson
Beyond ADHD, Jeff Emmerson
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Beyond ADHD
Overcoming the Label and Thriving

Author: Jeff Emmerson, Robert Yehling

Narrator: David Colacci

Unabridged: 9 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/16/2017


Synopsis

Beyond ADHD weaves Jeff Emmerson's personal story of his ADHD diagnosis, exploring along the way the latest medical, scientific, and societal explanations and tools for managing and living with the condition. Including interviews with a number of experts at the forefront of next-generation ADHD diagnostics and treatment, he questions the cookie-cutter way ADHD is commonly diagnosed and treated. Suggesting that the list of symptoms often used to identify ADHD can be attributed to many other disorders and conditions, he explores how and why ADHD diagnoses have increased by 50% in the last ten years.

Emmerson advocates a different approach to ADHD, arguing that it should be a diagnosis of exclusion rather than the other way around, and that we must look past the label, recognizing that individual symptoms vary and treatment plans should be better tailored to the individual. He examines mental and behavioral issues from all sides, including the possibility that nurturing—rather than trying to alter or suppress—the active, "360-degree" mind is a viable way for those diagnosed with ADHD to realize their gifts and lead purposeful lives.

About Jeff Emmerson

Jeff Emmerson is a mental health advocate, popular video blogger, and leading social media figure focused on reframing how we view ADHD, with a passionate mission to prevent mis- and over-diagnoses, and help people whose lives are impacted by the condition. Jeff is aligned with a number of leading medical, neuroscience, and behavioral experts, many of whom are quoted prominently in his book Beyond ADHD. He's written for everydayhealth.com, additudemag.com, and AOL Health, and has been interviewed on NPR.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on September 17, 2018

I came across Jeff Emmerson on twitter, as I have a son who was misdiagnosed with ADHD and in fact has autism (aspergers). I was concerned particularly by one organisation that just pushed medication and refused to do anything without my son being put on meds (he was 6 years old at the time). They h......more

Goodreads review by Noah on December 20, 2020

The good: Asks questions about the rise in ADHD diagnosis, the prescription of stimulants, and scratches the surface on other ADHD treatment options. The bad: Does not back its claims up. Asks lots of questions but doesn’t do the work to explore the science on these topics. Asking a question needs to b......more

Goodreads review by M.K. on September 15, 2019

I came across Jeff Emmerson on twitter, as I have a son who was misdiagnosed with ADHD and in fact has autism (aspergers). I was concerned particularly by one organisation that just pushed medication and refused to do anything without my son being put on meds (he was 6 years old at the time). They h......more

Goodreads review by Gem ~ on June 22, 2017

I received a copy of this book via Netgalley. As a parent navigating my child's ADHD diagnosis and researching treatment options, this book provided an interesting angle towards alternatives to medication and focuses quite a bit on neurofeedback and therapeutic medicine to address not just ADHD but t......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on December 07, 2017

As I have known some people in my life that deal with ADHD I never really understood the struggle of the diagnosis. After reading this I totally understand, there are so many details around ADHD and there are so many different elements to it.  I feel like the diagnoses are always rushed so they can g......more