TY - BOOK AU - Weiss,Lynn TI - Embracing A. D. D.: A Healing Perspective SN - 9781589798380 AV - RC394.A85W446 2015 U1 - 616.85/89 PY - 2015/// CY - Blue Ridge Summit PB - Taylor Trade Publishing KW - Attention-deficit disorder in adults--Popular works KW - Attention-deficit disorder in adults--Treatment--Popular works KW - Self-care, Health KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- EMBRACING ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1. DIVERSITY, NOT DISORDER -- CHAPTER 2. UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF -- CHAPTER 3. BEING HELPED AND HELPING OTHERS -- CHAPTER 4. THE DIFFERENT FACES OF ADD -- CHAPTER 5. FINDING, DEALING WITH, AND GROWING THE TRUE YOU -- CHAPTER 6. THE ACCOMMODATING YOU -- EPILOGUE N2 - Rather than treat ADD/ADHD as a disorder, Dr. Weiss celebrates this "brainstyle"--a diversity in thinking--and provides a humanized perspective. Using her experience as a counselor and social scientist, Dr. Weiss harnesses the positives in ADD/ADHD, rather than the negatives, by giving readers the tools they need to embrace their unique brainstyle UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4086564 ER -