The ADHD Fix

The ADHD Fix
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In &quot;The ADHD Fix&quot;, father and son authors Dr. Henry and Joshua Svec discuss their professional and personal experience with ADHD, addressing myths and testifying to the underlying potential in every diagnosis.<br><br>Dr. Henry Svec has spent the past twenty years helping children and adults with ADHD achieve success by developing tools and strategies to overcome associated obstacles. The victories of his son Joshua vouch for the effectiveness of the strategies disclosed in this book, which includes a chapter dedicated to Joshua&#39;s experiences growing up with ADHD.<br><br>ADHD is a bit like the Niagara River: often out of control, unpredictable, and has a lot of energy. It&#39;s not until you see the hydro electric dam that you realize the gifts of that river.<br><br>The same can be said of ADHD; it&#39;s not until you break down the brick wall of trials and tribulations, that you discover that ADHD comes with its own unique gifts and doesn&#39;t have to be an impediment to success. With the right strategies, ADHD can be a pillar of strength and a fount of otherwise unknown abilities.

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Dr. Henry J. Svec. The ADHD Fix

The ADHD Fix

Foreword

Strategy 1. Release the Stigma

Accept the diagnosis

Live in quiet confidence

Focus on the gifted aspects of ADHD

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 2. Ask Who is Pointing the Finger

Children and teachers

You, the parent

Spouse or partner

Your employer

From pointing the finger to diagnosis

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 3. Get a Complete Assessment

Get a good history

Completion of behavior checklists

Screening for Central Auditory Processing problems

Performance during very boring tasks

Intelligence testing to investigate learning style

Achievement testing

The brain scan

Data analysis and report

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 4. Understanding Complex ADHD

What do these symptoms look like at home?

What can parents do with Complex ADHD?

What do symptoms look like in the classroom? An open letter to teachers

What can Teachers do with Complex ADHD?

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 5. Build Structure

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 6. Self-Task Matching

What level of focus is required for each task?

What are you supposed to do if you are faced with a task. that requires a level 3 (very focused), but you are at a level 7 (very poor concentration)?

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 7. Build Self-Esteem

How do we develop self-esteem?

So how do we fix this?

Understanding your ADHD diagnosis is the next step. in building self-esteem

Say no to build self-esteem

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 8. Getting the Right Treatment

Taking medication

Neurofeedback training

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 9. Fight Depression

Loss

You’re not having much fun

SOME RULES OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY. There are some things in life that you can’t control

You did the best you could with what you knew at the time

There are many different answers to a problem; look at all of them

While you often can’t control events that happen, you can control your reactions to them

Life is not fair (not necessarily a CBT solution, but one needed to remember with ADHD)

Bad things happen to good people

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 10. Building Social-Emotional Intelligence

Cautionary note about using assertive or instrumentally aggressive strategies

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 11. Learning How to Advocate

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 12. Building Great Relationships

Boundless energy

Pay attention

Anger management

Listening to your partner

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 13. Exercise

What kind of workout?

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 14. Parenting Your ADHD Child

Develop predictable routines

What rewards?

What punishments?

Weekly quality one-on-one time

Key idea from this strategy

Strategy 15. Accepting Your ADHD Success

Self-change: what happened to me?

Key idea from this strategy

Putting it All Together

Finding my ADHD Success: Josh’s Story

My personal keys to success living with ADHD

Appendix A. Official Diagnostic Criteria of ADHD

Appendix B. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Severity Scale –Athletes

Appendix C. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Severity Scale –Children-Adolescent

Appendix D. ADHD Severity Scale – Adults

Helpful Websites

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It was 1974 and I was sitting in the guidance office at Oakridge Secondary School in London, Ontario. Kemper, as he was called, not only dabbled in guidance and physical education, but also coached the golf team. He was laid back, rarely displaying any anger or frustration over the usual pranks pulled daily at the school. He started our conversation that day by asking me how I was doing, what was new, how the football team was looking, and other pleasant chatter. Then he got to the reason for my being pulled out of class.

“Since you started here in grade 9, Henry, your grades have been going down steadily—from 85 percent, to 74 percent, to 71 percent, to 68 percent this year. What’s going on?”

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•A comprehensive assessment is needed. Start with the ADHD Severity Scales located in the appendix of this book.

“You have also indicated that elementary and secondary schools are not providing support to students with a diagnosis of ADHD. School boards have obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code to accommodate students with ADHD since the Ontario Human Rights Commission regards ADHD as a disability; therefore, such students have protections under the Code. In elementary and secondary schools, the duty to accommodate is met by the provision of special education programs and services.”

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