Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-278) and index.
Summary
The author recounts her journey to understand and reconnect with her twelve-year-old son after they were both diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Contents
The predicament: "Understand me!" -- History: stuck on input -- Emergency: crossing lines in the Ritalin wars -- Biology: the anatomy of distraction -- Relationships: the cookie of peace -- Society: the attack of the chronophages -- Education: the rules of engagement -- Add-vocacy: the strength in numbers -- Wired: braving the new world of neurofeedback -- Meditation: "No one ever died of restlessness" -- The white contender -- Knots to undo -- What else worked.