ch. 1. Ritalin ascendant: a doctor's dilemma -- ch. 2. Stimulant of choice: the myths and reality of ritalin -- ch. 3. Attention deficit disorder: in the eye of the beholder -- ch. 4. Coping with a "living imbalance": ADD-ogenic forces in families, schools, and society -- ch. 5. Blaming Johnny's brain: the power of the biological paradigm -- ch. 6. Welcome to ritalin nation: an ADD culture arises -- ch. 7. Making accommodations: ADD in an age of victims' rights and managed care -- ch. 8. Politically correct parenting trap: how coping with difficult kids gets harder -- ch. 9. Evaluating for ADD: the child in his world -- ch. 10. Addressing the imbalance: non-drug treatments for ADD -- ch. 11 Medication option : making the most of a drug intervention for ADD -- ch. 12. Ritalin beyond childhood: teenagers, adults, and ADD -- ch. 13. Performance in a pill: what ritalin says about us.