Beyond ADHD: Overcoming the Label and Thriving

by Robert Yehling, Jeff Emmerson, David Colacci (Reading)

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.

Audio CD

Published August 16, 2017

About the author

I am the author of 10 books and ghostwriter of 7 others. Titles include the just released 'Just Add Water', biography of autistic surf star Clay Marzo; 'Writes of Life,' which won the 2007 Independent Publishers Book Award; and 'When We Were The Boys,' written with Stevie Salas, a rock and roll romp on Stevie's year of touring as Rod Stewart's lead guitarist.

I write and edit books in all genres, both fiction and non-fiction. I also teach writing workshops, and am a former college writing professor.

My love of writing streams from the subjects that most interest me: reading, running, fitness/conditioning, meditation, sports, environment, the ocean, music, and social issues.

After growing up surfing in San Diego County, I began writing professionally in 1976, when I was 16. Spent eight years in the newspaper business and 15 in the magazine world before focusing on book writing and editing at the turn of the millennium. Now, I live to write, write to live -- and always enjoy interacting with readers.