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
Heather
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Fabulous read。 Great ideas for drug free maintenance。 Excellent resource recommendations。 I jotted down quite a few things in my interesting notes book。
Kshitij Dewan
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3。5 stars First time I've read anything so long that speaks positively of being ADHD。I learned a new way to switch off the non-productive， especially negative， rumination using distraction。I feel a bit more comfortable about seeking medication given my addiction issues， though not "there" yet。to me， it seemed as though there are many things being advertised through this book， which made me feel guarded and not as open as I'd want to be while reading it。 3。5 stars First time I've read anything so long that speaks positively of being ADHD。I learned a new way to switch off the non-productive， especially negative， rumination using distraction。I feel a bit more comfortable about seeking medication given my addiction issues， though not "there" yet。to me， it seemed as though there are many things being advertised through this book， which made me feel guarded and not as open as I'd want to be while reading it。 。。。more
Yee-Ning
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Well organized， clear message and momentum through to the last page。 I read this because I teach and have encountered "difficult" students and students that have been formally diagnosed with ADHD。 I wanted to know how to better support them。 What I found， as a bonus， was similar traits from my own childhood， and even now， and how much nicer it would have been to think of things from this other perspective。Only thing I don't enjoy is when authors give stories like "imagine Hank with these x trait Well organized， clear message and momentum through to the last page。 I read this because I teach and have encountered "difficult" students and students that have been formally diagnosed with ADHD。 I wanted to know how to better support them。 What I found， as a bonus， was similar traits from my own childhood， and even now， and how much nicer it would have been to think of things from this other perspective。Only thing I don't enjoy is when authors give stories like "imagine Hank with these x traits"， "take for example Susie who did x， y， z。" Sure they might be amalgamations of patients of theirs or maybe it's the cynic in me yelling bullshit all the time， but I do wish they gave sources or footnotes of studies with where it's coming from。 They do have a bibliography in the back， but it's not very extensive。Which is probably just as well。 I don't think this book was supposed to cater to someone researching deeply on ADHD （yet）; their target audience is for someone with ADHD seeking to learn more about themselves or someone who is busy and wants to get the skinny， quickly， on what's up。 And that this book succeeds at doing， in being easy to read and well paced。 Thank goodness its original manuscript was reduced by half。 。。。more
Harrison Dempsey
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Life-changing。 Debunks the myths I've been told and repeated to myself all my life。It's not just a label for hyperactive kids， it's not something you just grow out of， it's not over-diagnosed to sell more drugs， it's not treated with dangerous or experimental medication。 It's not your fault your brain works the way it does。 It's one of the most heritable conditions in behavioural science。 It's likely the most treatable disorder in psychiatry， with greater variety and higher safety than most trea Life-changing。 Debunks the myths I've been told and repeated to myself all my life。It's not just a label for hyperactive kids， it's not something you just grow out of， it's not over-diagnosed to sell more drugs， it's not treated with dangerous or experimental medication。 It's not your fault your brain works the way it does。 It's one of the most heritable conditions in behavioural science。 It's likely the most treatable disorder in psychiatry， with greater variety and higher safety than most treatments in this field。 It affects between 5-10% of the population， and if left untreated， can drop life expectancy between 13-21 years based on a recent study。 My Dad had ADHD， and he killed himself aged 55 after a lifetime of struggle with it and the addictions the condition often leads to， so that resonated a lot with my experience personally too。I was diagnosed as a young kid and have learned to cope without meds through trial and error over the years。 I've done better than I or anyone would ever have expected， but imagine what I could do without basic life being so damn hard。 This book helped me understand myself better， that the pros mostly outweigh the cons given my field and areas of interest。 It gave me hope that things can get easier。 。。。more
Stacey Kay
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In my pursuit for further information about strategies for managing symptoms of ADHD， I had to read roughly 75% of the book before finding out that the author speaks positively about Applied Behavioral Analysis。 ABA is a torturous system used to punish autistic people for performing behaviors or mannerisms that could mark them as being neurodivergent。ABA has been likened to conversion therapy， which has long been used against queer kids。 It is now illegal many places because its recognized as in In my pursuit for further information about strategies for managing symptoms of ADHD， I had to read roughly 75% of the book before finding out that the author speaks positively about Applied Behavioral Analysis。 ABA is a torturous system used to punish autistic people for performing behaviors or mannerisms that could mark them as being neurodivergent。ABA has been likened to conversion therapy， which has long been used against queer kids。 It is now illegal many places because its recognized as inhumane。Harm against fellow disabled and queer people goes completely against my beliefs。 So with this casual mention of ABA as a system to emulate， the author lost me。 I finished the book in hopes of clarification or a correction of some sort， but it predictably did not provide anything。I can’t recommend the book because of this， and even if some of the strategies are good ones I guess I won’t necessarily know。 。。。more
Joseph Maro
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Wish I'd read this a decade ago Wish I'd read this a decade ago 。。。more
Cristie
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Lots of helpful tips and tricks
Sarah
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Eye opening！
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。
S。t。
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This told me a lot about myself。 While I don’t have a crippling case of ADHD， I was able to learn about some better ways to cope and learn some of the newest info。
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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