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The ADD myth : how to cultivate the unique gifts of intense personalities / Martha Burge. by Burge, Martha. San Francisco, CA : Red Wheel/Weiser, 2012. Description:  xxi, 230 pages ; 23 cm Contents:  There is no such thing as ADHD -- What is intensity? -- Practice foundations -- Sensual intensity -- Sensual practices: make me safe and warm -- Psychomotor intensity -- Psychomotor practices: it's my energy, dammit! -- Intellectual intensity -- Intellectual practices: building intellectual muscle -- Creative intensity -- Creative practices: becoming a creator -- Understanding moods -- Emotional intensity -- Emotional practices: emotional growth and power -- The ghosts of intensity past, present, and future -- Living an intense life. Summary:  More than 5 million children in the United States take stimulant medication to treat ADHD. Yet, there is no objective method of diagnosis for ADHD. And, many of these medications can cause serious side effects including amphetamine psychosis. In "The ADD Myth," ADHD coach Martha Burge proposes that what is commonly understood as ADHD is actually five intense personality traits: sensual, psychomotor, intellectual, creative, and emotional. Once properly understood, People with these intense personality traits can develop them into gifts."The ADD Myth" shows: The five intense personality traits: sensual, psychomotor, intellectual, creative, and emotionalWhy all personalities exist along a "neurodiversity" spectrumWhere intense people fit on the spectrumWhy the medical profession should seek alternative explanations for ADHDStories, practical steps, and daily practices for developing one's intense nature with the least amount of suffering. Burge includes her own story of having both of her children diagnosed with ADHD, the serious reactions they had to drug treatment, and how she began her search for an alternative approach to help them. "The ADD Myth" will raise awareness of the underlying condition of intensity, and help people who previously thought of themselves as broken develop more fulfilling lives. Five million children each year are misdiagnosed as suffering from ADD. They do not have Attention Deficit Disorder. In fact, no such condition exists!. Those 5 million children exhibit what Martha Burge describes as "Five Intense Personality Types." ADHD coach Martha Burge proposes that those suffering from what is commonly understood as ADHD are not sick or impaired. They are just different, and with the appropriate therapy, can become exceptional human beings. The ADD Myth explains: The five intense personality traits: sensual, psychomotor, intellectual, creative, and emotional Where intense people fit on the spectrum of personality types Why the medical profession should seek alternative explanations for ADHD Includes stories, practical steps, and daily practices for developing one's intense nature with the least amount of suffering. Burge also includes her own story of having both of her children diagnosed with ADHD, the serious reactions they had to drug treatment, and how she began her search for an alternative approach to help them.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Status   Calmar Campus Library Circulation Stacks (Calmar) 618.9285 Bur 2012 Checked In Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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