A must-read for parent of ADHD kids
to Success: A Revolutionary Theory and New
Innovation in Drug-Free Therapy",
by Lawrence Weathers (Ph.D.) If your child is
affected with ADD or ADHD, you must read this book
immediately. It may save you years of anguish and
thousands of dollars, but most importantly, it may
help you to reestablish the loving relationship with
your child that has been heretofore lost because of
the stress of dealing with ADHD.
My now 17-year-old son, Alex, was a difficult baby
and child and had terrible problems in school with
distractibility, homework, and organization, among
other things. Because he was not hyperactive, his
ADD was not apparent until he reached 5th grade,
when he began having a different teacher for each
subject; all hell broke loose. Evenings often found
the entire family in tears. In fifth grade he was
diagnosed with ADD; medication was
recommended but refused. That was the worst year
of our lives.
Alex struggled along until the beginning of 11th
grade; we tried a few of the ADHD medications. After
a few weeks Alex refused to take them because of
the side effects. I was secretly relieved that he didn't
want to take these drugs.
In the middle of his 11th grade year I discovered Dr.
Weathers' book. Its on-line excerpts instantly clicked
with me. I ordered the book and read it; it made more
sense to me than everything I had read before. In his
book, Dr. Weathers systematically and easily
destroys the prevailing idea: "ADHD is a chemical
imbalance". This idea is chanted as a mantra in
mainstream psychology and is used as the rationale
to give kids stimulants. It was gratifying to see this
stupid idea finally debunked by someone using a
rational explanation and backed up with plenty of
clinical experience.
We went to Dr. Weathers' clinic in Spokane,
Washington, in May 2004. Not only is Dr. Weathers
brilliant, he is also a very nice guy and easy to work
with. We did the treatment with him as a family for
three days.
Alex finished off his 11th grade year well and earned
himself a car over the summer. He is now a senior
in high school. His GPA for the first quarter was 3.6.
He has pretty much lost the ability to explode in
anger that used to characterize his frustrated
moments before Spokane. He gets up in the
morning by himself now, whereas mornings used to
be a pitched battle between parent and child. He is a
pleasure to be around. A few weekends ago, he
removed and replaced the kitchen faucet for me
almost completely by himself; he stuck to this difficult
job until it was finished. I would never have imagined
he could do something like this before. I am now
hopeful about Alex's future; we are busy planning his
college career.
Just today I got an email update from Alex's U.S.
Government teacher. This is what she wrote me:
"Alex just received another A on the last test. If he
turns in all of his chapter assessments & two
homework assignments due at the end of this
week, he will have a high A for the quarter (the
highest grade in his class!!). I want to take this
opportunity to say that Alex has shown one
of the most impressive turn-arounds I have ever
seen in my career. He isn't just doing it academically
either - his personal attitude & confidence have
soared this year as well. I have always known that
Alex is brilliant, but to see this realized & manifested
before my eyes is the greatest reward a teacher
could ever hope for."
Can you imagine how wonderful I felt when I read
this?
I cannot recommend Dr. Weathers' book highly
enough. It will get you thinking about the erroneous
mindset the mainstream has convinced everyone is
true and it will help you to see the real reasons your
child acts the way s/he acts. Here is his website:
www.caer.comDear Daddybear,
Of course, the best course is do all the research and
to educate yourself by reading his book and then
contact Dr. Weathers to schedule a visit, but just by
reading the book you will come to understand why
the commonly-given explanations of ADHD do not
make sense and do not work and how many of the
strategies we parents use to deal with our ADHD
children are actually counterproductive. Just for that
information, it is well worth the time it takes to read it.
I went to the website and was very pleased and impressed with what this book has to offer, but have some questions. Can a person learn enough from this book to actually put this plan to practice, or will they have to read the book and then try to schedule a number of visits with this Dr. Weathers? It seems like there are a number of people who have read the book and then scheduled time for sessions with him. Is this the way to go in order for the system to work? I guess I am just wanting to know if buying this book will provide us with a guide on the how too's when it comes to understanding what has caused my daughters behavior and what we can do to help reverse the damage done in order to bring about a positive and lasting change.
Dear Mami,
I went ahead and ordered the book early this morning. I totally understand what you are saying and can't wait for the book to arrive. Thank you so much for passing this book, story and site along and I sure hope that more people notice this forum and check out the site you provided for themselves.
Thank you for posting this, I have ordered it. It makes SO much sense.
How do you get treatment of this nature? Is that covered in the book as well?
Dear ShirleyP,
Yes, read the book and then you can get all the
information you need. Good luck to you and your
family.Thanks for passing this on, Mami! Very interesting! Since my son cannot take meds (may be a good thing), this may be the way to go. Thank you so much. It is encouraging to hear that your son had such great success with this concept. Really amazing!I just went to the above mentioned site and downloaded the first 6 chapters that were offerd. I'm going to be buying the book. I can say that my child didn't show signs of ADHD until after he went to a daycare where he was abused severly. His phsychiatrist has him in play therapy now to help work out the emotional problems from that experiance, he is however on med's for the time being. The idea that he could be off them sooner than thought is just a wonderful idea. Thank you for the information!!Dear lifeisajourney,
We are not the only ones who have had success,
which you will see if you read other testimonials on
Dr. Weathers' website, www.caer.com, or if you read
the book reviews on Amazon.
When I read the posts from the desperate mothers
on this board, I remember the difficult past when my
son was younger and before I found Dr. Weathers'
book: it seems like just a bad dream now. I cannot
tell you how relieved I am that he is well on his way
to being a productive and responsible human being.
Thank you for the information I will go find this book right now and start to read it. I am frustrated that even as a nurse I can not understand my son's behavior. I am glad on one hand that he want's to be off the medications but then I am frustrated because now I have no idea what to do with him. thanks again. --krickettHmm . . . this is all very interesting. It does make so much sense when you think about it.
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