ADHD 2.0 : New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction—From Childhood Through Adulthood
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Summary
A revolutionary new approach to ADD/ADHD featuring cutting-edge research and strategies to help readers thrive， by the bestselling authors of the seminal books Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction
World-renowned authors Dr。 Edward M。 Hallowell and Dr。 John J。 Ratey literally "wrote the book" on ADD/ADHD more than two decades ago。 Their bestseller， Driven to Distraction， largely introduced this diagnosis to the public and sold more than a million copies along the way。
Now， most people have heard of ADHD and know someone who may have it。 But lost in the discussion of both childhood and adult diagnosis of ADHD is the potential upside: Many hugely successful entrepreneurs and highly creative people attribute their achievements to ADHD。 Also unknown to most are the recent research developments， including innovations that give a clearer understanding of the ADHD brain in action。 In ADHD 2。0， Drs。 Hallowell and Ratey， both of whom have this "variable attention trait，" draw on the latest science to provide both parents and adults with ADHD a plan for minimizing the downside and maximizing the benefits of ADHD at any age。 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--at home， at school， or in the workplace--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。
As inspiring as it is practical， ADHD 2。0 will help you tap into the power of this mercurial condition and find the key that unlocks potential。
World-renowned authors Dr。 Edward M。 Hallowell and Dr。 John J。 Ratey literally "wrote the book" on ADD/ADHD more than two decades ago。 Their bestseller， Driven to Distraction， largely introduced this diagnosis to the public and sold more than a million copies along the way。
Now， most people have heard of ADHD and know someone who may have it。 But lost in the discussion of both childhood and adult diagnosis of ADHD is the potential upside: Many hugely successful entrepreneurs and highly creative people attribute their achievements to ADHD。 Also unknown to most are the recent research developments， including innovations that give a clearer understanding of the ADHD brain in action。 In ADHD 2。0， Drs。 Hallowell and Ratey， both of whom have this "variable attention trait，" draw on the latest science to provide both parents and adults with ADHD a plan for minimizing the downside and maximizing the benefits of ADHD at any age。 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--at home， at school， or in the workplace--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。
As inspiring as it is practical， ADHD 2。0 will help you tap into the power of this mercurial condition and find the key that unlocks potential。
Reviews
Bill Bathor
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I feel called out
Victoria
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pretty basic but some cool stuff， like the chapters that went into brain science & the anecdotes and analogies used。not a big fan of how many products and experimental treatments they kept pushing。 good info on actual treatments and strategies though they were mainly ones I was already familiar with
CoffeeCups&Books
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It’s a useful book no doubt about that， it also helped me view having adhd more positively。 There’s some concrete advice on how to better manage adhd symptoms through exercise， meditation， kolbe test， balance training （cerebellum）， good environment （atomic habits helps more here）， sleep （sleep apnea test/fisher Wallace appliance） and a positive outlook。 It’s worth picking up， I’m still trying to find any marketing link between the book and paid suggestions like kolbe or fisher Wallace so I’m kee It’s a useful book no doubt about that， it also helped me view having adhd more positively。 There’s some concrete advice on how to better manage adhd symptoms through exercise， meditation， kolbe test， balance training （cerebellum）， good environment （atomic habits helps more here）， sleep （sleep apnea test/fisher Wallace appliance） and a positive outlook。 It’s worth picking up， I’m still trying to find any marketing link between the book and paid suggestions like kolbe or fisher Wallace so I’m keeping a star off til I find out。 。。。more
A。 Housewife
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The beginning really excited me and the book frames ADHD in a way that is helpful。 I'm not sure why I'm not giving it 4 stars except that even though I think the ideas are solid， I'm persnickety about giving something 4 stars and it would need to be either an exceptionally great reading experience or have breathtakingly life-changing views or deeply rearrange my framework for me to give it 4 stars。 For me it's a 3。7。 Mainly I don't think "everyone who has a kid with adhd *needs* to read this！" B The beginning really excited me and the book frames ADHD in a way that is helpful。 I'm not sure why I'm not giving it 4 stars except that even though I think the ideas are solid， I'm persnickety about giving something 4 stars and it would need to be either an exceptionally great reading experience or have breathtakingly life-changing views or deeply rearrange my framework for me to give it 4 stars。 For me it's a 3。7。 Mainly I don't think "everyone who has a kid with adhd *needs* to read this！" But I do think it's very solid and if you're looking at a way to understand your or your child's ADHD， I recommend it。 What is great: - Viewing adhd as something with both positives and difficulties， and really emphasizing the positive while not flinching away from the difficulties。 And giving a LOT of non-medication tactics to address them。 - explaining the brain stuff going on that makes the different brain systems （the task positive network vs the default mode network） get in each other's way instead of augmenting each other for people with ADHD。- discussion of balance exercises and proprioception helping out with that。 I'm curious about that- emphasis of human connection and love and what a huge difference it makes。 especially to combat shame and anxiety and rejection sensitive dysphoria- the medication discussion was solid。 Perhaps my favorite part of the book was the email exchange that one of them had with a mother in China who persuaded her son's school to shift how they spoke to and punished him， and did the recommended proprioception exercises， and reframed his adhd as a racecar with bicycle brakes。 。。。more
Meaghan Steeves
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I listened to this on audio and can't wait to get it when it comes out in paperback。 There were several parts that really spoke to me and what I'd love to use myself in terms of personal integration of habits。 I listened to this on audio and can't wait to get it when it comes out in paperback。 There were several parts that really spoke to me and what I'd love to use myself in terms of personal integration of habits。 。。。more
Yve
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A great starting point in learning what ADHD is and understanding better what you or a loved one might be dealing with while diagnosed with ADHD。
Ozlem To
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Important points: ADHD or not， focus became the most important thing as attention economics disrupt human nature。 Get rid of excessive food processing， sugar， screens， bad news。 Strength-based， positivity， frequent reminders of values/support/love， fight the urge to be a "savior" to all in need for help/cynics/whiny/mean people because then negativity will be the only thing at your focus。Seek connection （the other Vitamin C）， both inside your brain （cerebellum-balance exercises， get your heart r Important points: ADHD or not， focus became the most important thing as attention economics disrupt human nature。 Get rid of excessive food processing， sugar， screens， bad news。 Strength-based， positivity， frequent reminders of values/support/love， fight the urge to be a "savior" to all in need for help/cynics/whiny/mean people because then negativity will be the only thing at your focus。Seek connection （the other Vitamin C）， both inside your brain （cerebellum-balance exercises， get your heart rate up to feel good） and outside with others/pets/spirituality， never worry alone， write it down。 Accept yourself as you are， ask for and accept help （doesn't mean you'll lose all dopamine from deserving praise because it's still you who does the actual work）， create things。 Enjoy the ride 。。。more
Diane
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Another excellent book by Dr。 RateyFull of understandable information on ADHD， and includes usable ways to help put the brakes on our race car brains。 So good I bought a kindle copy。
Sara Artese
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I learned a lot from this。 I feel like its good for understanding the different ways ADHD presents itself and how some people benefit from the different approaches。
Amanda Lynn Bernheisel
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I learned a lot about myselfI found the book very informative and still easy to understand。 The one thing I wish was different is that I wish they had included more anecdotal stories featuring women。 I'd be able to relate to them easier。 I learned a lot about myselfI found the book very informative and still easy to understand。 The one thing I wish was different is that I wish they had included more anecdotal stories featuring women。 I'd be able to relate to them easier。 。。。more
Dylan M。 Austin
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Some of the reviews on this one are from the perspective of people who've already read ten other books or lived with ADHD for years。 I think you have to flip the first page on ADHD 2。0 understanding that it's pretty much trying to appeal to and educate everyone on ADHD， regardless of age， life experience， current understanding of ADHD， and whether you are the person with ADHD or their parent， teacher， friend， or partner。With that in mind， it's a great book。 If you expected an extremely deep dive Some of the reviews on this one are from the perspective of people who've already read ten other books or lived with ADHD for years。 I think you have to flip the first page on ADHD 2。0 understanding that it's pretty much trying to appeal to and educate everyone on ADHD， regardless of age， life experience， current understanding of ADHD， and whether you are the person with ADHD or their parent， teacher， friend， or partner。With that in mind， it's a great book。 If you expected an extremely deep dive， you're in the wrong place。 That said， if anyone came to me thinking their kid or partner had ADHD or they themselves had just been diagnosed， I'd suggest this book with no reservations simply because it covers a lot of ground in a short time。 。。。more
Ky DeepDiveThis
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Picked this book up from a long suspicion that I may have ADHD after reading this book it seems that may be true but because of habits I have put in place throughout the years （indicated in this book） I may have naturally medicated myself with exercise and nutrition。 Overall， I’d recommend this book to anyone interested in the mind and focus。 It’s filled with great information that’s both enlightening and entertaining。 4。75/5⭐️
Christina
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Short and breezy but no regrets。
Christy Rivers
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Even as a clinician， I learned some great points that I have shared with patients。 As a mom we will see if any of this proves useful😊
Ellen Read
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I wish I had read this many， many years ago！
Donna
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Very good book about adhd in adults and children。 In reading this book I really rethought adhd and my family。 I changed strategies and felt better about my decisions。Written by two psychiatrist this book goes through history symptom and treatments。 They do push more alternative treatments。 But overall I felt that it really worked as an overview and deep dive into areas of adhd。
Maria
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I didn't find much new information here， but still a good overview。 I didn't find much new information here， but still a good overview。 。。。more
James Ocean
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The newest science and understanding was very helpful and eye opening for me。 A little personal and relatable for someone who has had ADHD but in a good way。 I highly suggest it to anyone who even thinks they might have ADHD
Jessie Liu
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I read this to better support friends and loved ones with ADHD。 The book was approachable， with a kind tone throughout， focusing on the positives。 Really interesting analogies and case studies balanced with a good amount of physiology。
Christine
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DNF at the halfway point。I was recently diagnosed with ADHD-PI， and this was one of the books that my psych recommended to me to read more about coping strategies。 I'm a sucker for pop-sci/pop-psych， so I was excited to dig in。Geez， what a disappointment。 This book is very poorly organized。 Each chapter is fairly coherent， but between chapters they meander from one topic to another without much rhyme or reason。 That would be manageable enough， but the book is very light on research citations and DNF at the halfway point。I was recently diagnosed with ADHD-PI， and this was one of the books that my psych recommended to me to read more about coping strategies。 I'm a sucker for pop-sci/pop-psych， so I was excited to dig in。Geez， what a disappointment。 This book is very poorly organized。 Each chapter is fairly coherent， but between chapters they meander from one topic to another without much rhyme or reason。 That would be manageable enough， but the book is very light on research citations and heavy on what feels like informercials。 In the first 6 chapters， the authors have already managed to shill for an expensive treatment center， an online assessment， and an omega-3 supplement。I lost it when they offhandedly decided to praise ABA at the end of Chapter 6 （amidst a discussion of other therapies）。 As doctors specializing in neurodivergency， *surely* the authors are aware of how poorly ABA is viewed by the autistic community。 Autistic adults rightfully denounce ABA as abusive。 Yet the authors don't even mention the controversy - shame on them！This book is light on the science， heavy on commercial promotion， and promotes an abusive therapy method。 Hard pass。 。。。more
Corby
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Not a whole lot new here that you can't get from an ADDitude subscription and Joel Nigg's more brain-based book， Getting Ahead of ADHD。 Still， it was a quick and easy read， and I appreciated learning about the existence of alternative non-pharm exercises/treatments that may or may not improve symptoms， and getting a layperson-friendly rundown of common medication differences in DA vs NE vs Histamine neurotransmitter systems。 The functional connectivity work described sounded good， but as someone Not a whole lot new here that you can't get from an ADDitude subscription and Joel Nigg's more brain-based book， Getting Ahead of ADHD。 Still， it was a quick and easy read， and I appreciated learning about the existence of alternative non-pharm exercises/treatments that may or may not improve symptoms， and getting a layperson-friendly rundown of common medication differences in DA vs NE vs Histamine neurotransmitter systems。 The functional connectivity work described sounded good， but as someone that actually works in academic research using that methodology， the shift from the default mode network to the task network wasn't well-described here and is likely using imaging techniques too slow to capture this kind of shift in real time in cortex。 Hard to say from the forest-worthy summary; I guess I needed to see a few more trees to place their overall point about ADHD brain dynamics within my current understanding of the research methodology。 Overall， the ADHD 2。0 makes a nice "what's new" intro for those that want to get a broad overview on experts' understanding of ADHD at this moment， with the least amount of effort。 。。。more
Ali
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Maybe this is better as an update if you've already read Driven to Distraction。 But I haven't and was hoping for more。 Maybe this is better as an update if you've already read Driven to Distraction。 But I haven't and was hoping for more。 。。。more
Janice
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I enjoyed reading this enlightening book！ There were several things that stood out。 ADHD can reduce a person's life by and average of 13 years， and up to 21！ The ADHD person has the power of a Ferrari engine with bicycle-strength brakes。 It's all about learning to strengthen the brakes。 Children can be told they can be proud of having a race car for a brain， but work of their bicycle brakes so that they can be a winner in the races。 Balance exercises can help ADHD， studies show。 （Ex。 - stand on I enjoyed reading this enlightening book！ There were several things that stood out。 ADHD can reduce a person's life by and average of 13 years， and up to 21！ The ADHD person has the power of a Ferrari engine with bicycle-strength brakes。 It's all about learning to strengthen the brakes。 Children can be told they can be proud of having a race car for a brain， but work of their bicycle brakes so that they can be a winner in the races。 Balance exercises can help ADHD， studies show。 （Ex。 - stand on one leg， with， then without the eyes closing。 Stand on a wobble board for 5 min。） This is because the inner ear and the vestibular system play a significant role in ADHD， as well as other conditions。 Help the person unwrap their gifts/superpowers: ask what 3-4 activities bring the most praise？ How can your teacher help you more？ What 3-4 things do you enjoy the most？ What are 3-4 thigs you are the best at doing？ What are 3-4 goals？ What would you like to be better at doing？ What is hard for you but easier for others？ What do you spend a lot of time with but are not good at？ What could you tell your teacher that he or she doesn't understand about you？Interestingly， rewards work better than consequences！ Set boundaries on screen time。 Turn off electronics 1 hour before bedtime。 Lectures do not work well with the ADHD mind。 Dialogue is better。 Have frequent breaks with movement。 Avoid sugar。 One specific recommended supplement is OmegaBrite， an omega fatty acid supplement free of contaminants。 Fatty acid there is good for the brain。Knowing how to get along with people can lead to a happier life。 Social learning focuses on learning skills， helping the child learn what is going on in a situation， and learn accordingly。 Caroline Maguire wrote an excellent book "Why Will No One Play With Me？ The Play Better Pan to Help Children of All Ages Make Friends and Thrive。"Medication works 70-80% of the time。 We wouldn't deny glasses for our child， would we？ It will help if you wait until the child wants to take it。 Stimulants stimulate the brain's breaks， helps reduce the brain's noisy chatter and focus。 It also increases motivation。 Executive functioning helps put on the breaks to stop inappropriate behavior。There is no perfect brain。 We just need to live our lives to find our brain's most special way。 。。。more
Sarah Batchelder
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So glad I read this！ Lots of great information and easy to read。
Jade Swarbrick
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I love this book！ I’ve read many other adhd books and would say I’m fairly up to date on the research， and I still found this book so worthwhile to read。 New new concepts on the TPN and DMN really changed the way I think about adhd and what’s going on inside my brain。It’s written in a way that makes it easy to read， but I still found lots of awesome information in the book， I covered it in notes and tabs。 I love Hallowell and his positive focused communication style。 This is short， sweet， to the I love this book！ I’ve read many other adhd books and would say I’m fairly up to date on the research， and I still found this book so worthwhile to read。 New new concepts on the TPN and DMN really changed the way I think about adhd and what’s going on inside my brain。It’s written in a way that makes it easy to read， but I still found lots of awesome information in the book， I covered it in notes and tabs。 I love Hallowell and his positive focused communication style。 This is short， sweet， to the point。 Lots of research and gold information！ I’d recommend reading Driven to distraction if you like this - it’s a bit longer and has a deeper dive into some content here but this is a great go to， easy to read， information filled book！ 。。。more
Harriett
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This was a great audio listen that I will recommend any chance I get。 Thank you！
Geric
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Having a curiosity as to the ins and outs of ADHD， and whether my kids or even myself have it （without overly WebMD'ibg）， I wanted to see if this book would provide more light into what I knew。In the beginning of this book， it held much promise， breaking down ADHD into its various constituents， but I started to get lost when the authors brought in acronyms。 Not that they were particularly hard， but rather that they were brought in too fast。 Maybe I really do have ADHD。This book was saved from me Having a curiosity as to the ins and outs of ADHD， and whether my kids or even myself have it （without overly WebMD'ibg）， I wanted to see if this book would provide more light into what I knew。In the beginning of this book， it held much promise， breaking down ADHD into its various constituents， but I started to get lost when the authors brought in acronyms。 Not that they were particularly hard， but rather that they were brought in too fast。 Maybe I really do have ADHD。This book was saved from me giving it 2 or 3 stars by its final few chapters。 I was interested in how to treat it， and was particularly interested in the non-drug treatments。 I was put off by the authors' insistence that medications are first and foremost in their minds。 At least that's how I interpreted it。 Myself being a very big believer in natural remedies， I was on the other side of this argument， but at the end of the day， if it works， it works。This book is a fresh take on what is widely known to be a very misunderstood disorder， and speaks compassionately of those who are affected。 。。。more
Gregory
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It's not a very long book， and it does not contain much stuff that I have not known yet。 It does contain some new interesting "things to try out"， but most of it is not really backed up by studies or serious research， and so the authors warn "the thing with new stuff is， you have to try it while it still works" - and many time they give just some anecdotical wisdom "I have prescribed it to some patients， and it worked for some" （what percentage？ was it better than a placebo？）。 Other times the au It's not a very long book， and it does not contain much stuff that I have not known yet。 It does contain some new interesting "things to try out"， but most of it is not really backed up by studies or serious research， and so the authors warn "the thing with new stuff is， you have to try it while it still works" - and many time they give just some anecdotical wisdom "I have prescribed it to some patients， and it worked for some" （what percentage？ was it better than a placebo？）。 Other times the authors give recommendations that are banal and trivial， to say the least。 （Its not wrong， but probably just bloat the otherwise quite thin content of the book）。 Overall just four stars， as I have expected more from it， judging by other reviews here。 。。。more
JC
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So I didn't learn a lot new while reading this。 However this might be because I've read their previous work which I feel was a lot more comprehensive。 It is worth a read and does update some stuff from the earlier book。 So I didn't learn a lot new while reading this。 However this might be because I've read their previous work which I feel was a lot more comprehensive。 It is worth a read and does update some stuff from the earlier book。 。。。more
Merve Akçay
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