Myth of the ADHD Child

Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the American Institute for Learning and Human Development and an award-winning author and speaker who has been an educator for over forty years. He is also the author of the book “The Myth of the ADHD Child”. School has started and it can bring many problems. One of the biggest concerns for teachers can be the students in their class that struggle with ADHD. Very commonly during the summer breaks, parents take their children off their medication. This can cause problems with attention and productivity when they start taking it again for school. So the question is, are we utilizing ADHD medications as a correction of behavior or as a school performance pill? Psychologist and learning specialist Dr. Thomas Armstrong provides a thought-provoking argument against this hidden agenda of underlying values behind the ADD/ADHD diagnosis”. After addressing the many inconsistencies, faulty logic, and unsupported conclusions of the ADHD paradigm, he proposes a far broader range of practical, positive, and organic strategies that parents and educators should consider to help kids diagnosed with ADHD.