Couldn't get past the boring minutia about the author's personal experience. Not much practical assistance as I had been hoping for.

I received an e-copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I've read a number of books on ADHD that focused on an integrative approach, the history of the diagnosis, and the danger of commonly prescribed ADHD medications. This is the first one I've read that really digs into what the label means and explores it from the perspective of someone who's lived it. I appreciate that the author took the time to outline conditions that share what are considered to be typical ADHD symptoms, especially adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), and anxiety. He offers a lot of relevant research and statistics, but more importantly, he asks readers to reconsider what the label means and how we approach diagnosis and treatment.

The information on nutrition and exercise is important, and I love that he mentions functional medicine as an option to consider (I also recommend looking at gut health and the connection to cognitive function). If nothing else, this book will make you think about why our medical and educational systems aren't set up to support anyone who's been given an ADHD diagnosis. The dialogue needs to change, and this book is a good starting place.

I received a copy of this book via Netgalley.
As a parent navigating my child's ADHD diagnosis and researching treatment options, this book provided an interesting angle towards alternatives to medication and focuses quite a bit on neurofeedback and therapeutic medicine to address not just ADHD but to challenge some diagnoses at all. Some of the chapters are written biographically on the authors own experiences of mental health and ADHD diagnosis, this is a hard read at times as very emotional and covers some difficult subjects that while very relevant to mental health, are likely to be unsettling and frightening read for some parents of young children new to the world of ADHD.
It is certainly detailed and researched, though at times I found that alternate conclusions from studies & evidence were overlooked to fit the narrative of the book, whilst differences of patients is acknowledged sometimes it feels the umbrella arguments for ADHD are pushed aside in this book, arguing those with anomalies or differences to the neurological studies are not ADHD rather than the overlapping & diversity of the condition acknowledged in other books that are both pro and anti medication. It is also heavily angled to the American market where treatment plans and medical aspects are different to the UK.
It certainly is a worthwhile read for those who are not happy with a diagnosis or confused about the treatments available.