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Chpt 7 has great behavioral tips for managing ADHD

Chpt 5- author bases her argument on her observations & blog post (very rigorous!) with limited sample size, not research data also criticizes prescribers for insufficiently monitoring patients' effects on stimulants.

Chpt 5: yet author has an extensive critique on physicians' reluctance to prescribe stimulants for older adults with heart conditions. It's easy for author to criticize physicians when the author is NOT liable when patients suffer serious adverse effects from stimulants. I really liked this book until chpt 5.

Chpt 5 is awful - author is NOT a physician, did not go to medical school, lacks knowledge of basic medical terms & physiology.

Author makes a significant error confusing an ECG (tracing electrical activity of heart) vs echocardiogram (ultrasound of heart structures, blood flow）. The narrative slams physicians who are hesitant to prescribe stimulants to older adults. Chpt fails to mention potential risks of stimulants- psychosis, appetite suppression, arrhythmia, heart attack, stroke, sleep disturbance, addiction/ misuse, etc... Sigh…

Chpt 5 is about the commonly prescribed medications for ADHD. This chpt stands out for the incomplete & inaccurate information about stimulants.

chpt 3 - sad stories of lives with undiagnosed ADHD. Girls are often socially rejected or neglected.

So powerful & spot on so far.

Just in the intro, waiting for the full copy.