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| View Larger Image | 101 Reasons to Avoid Ritalin Like the Plague
by Howard Glasser
| | List Price: | $22.95 | | Price: | $17.90 | | You Save: | $5.05 (22%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 688106 | | Studio: | Nurtured Heart Publications | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 216 | | Publication Date: | August 31, 2005 | | Publisher: | Nurtured Heart Publications |
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Product Description
This book captures the bigger picture of all that is sacrificed with the pivotal decision to put a child on Ritalin or medications. There are so many physical and psychological side-effects that never get mentioned to the parent who is seeking help or being pressured by the school to do something about their child's behavior or poor performance at school. This book fights for the parent to have full disclosure of the truth. Parents are never told: "Oh by the way, once in a while a child dies simply by taking their prescribed medication, or by the way, children on stimulant medications have twice the future rate of drug abuse, or by the way, 1/3 of all children on these medications develope symptoms of obsessive compulsive behavior within the first year. Most doctors don't tell parents these things because they simply don't know. Most doctors get the majority of their information about these medications from the same pharmaceutical companies that have a tremendous vested interest in selling more and more medications each year. Most doctors can't tell parents the truth about the psychological side effects becuase they have no idea that simply giving children these drugs makes it near impossible for the child to deeply believe in themselves and their own power and resourcefulness but rather the child comes to be reliant on the hoped-for power of the medication. Worse, the message to the child is "neither you, nor your teacher, nor your parents, nor we the doctor can handle your intensity, it scares us and we need to make it go away." Thus starts the diabolical inner war between a child and their life intensity. The very life force that all great people tap into now becomes overwhelming and frightening to this child who then spends a lifetime on the run and unable to enjoy the fruits and beauty of their! intensity. The subtitle of this book is: "Including one great reason why Ritalin is almost always unnecessary." The truth is that the author would still be recommending Ritalin himself if he had not discoved an incredibly simple and reliable way to help convert a child's intensity into their source of greatness. An entire section of this book is devoted to describing this method in detail. The icing on the cake is the "supersize me" collaboration between the author and his physician where Ritalin is prescribed in increasing dosages for 10 days and both the author and his doctor journal the surprising results. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 7 reviews)
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One of the best 
This book is excellent. the author has done a great job pulling together so much valuable information. I must disagree with one of the other reviewers, and recommend this book to any parent who wants answers regarding ADHD.
June 07, 2007 | |
Half truth, half myth, and a lot of hype 
Some things in this book are true. Parents of ADHD kids are not told all of the potential risks of medication. If your child has an underlying mental health condition, ADHD meds can make your child worse. Some doctors do not use detailed screening questionnaires and the correct follow up procedures to eliminate these conditions. Sometimes teachers and school personnel push you to give your child AD/HD meds because they are unwilling to do the harder work of accommodating your child's learning style or using behavior training methods.
I was sad to see all the myths associated with ADHD meds in this book. Using ADHD meds will not teach your child that there is something wrong with their brains. They already know they are different. Children who take ADHD meds are less likely to self medicate with illegal drugs or alcohol. Parents do not give their children ADHD meds to make their lives easier, but to hopefully improve the lives of their children. I have seen many children on ADHD meds blossom and learn neccessary life skills. Any responsible parent knows successful ADHD management with or without meds must include behavior management and skills training/counseling/coaching.
The author frequently refers to his book: The Difficult Child and his training methods: Nurtured Heart Approach/Transforming The Difficult Child. While reading this book, I felt the author was trying to sell me on his methodology rather than to present an honest picture of ADHD meds. I would not recommend this book to parents who are looking for answers to help their struggling children.
February 08, 2007 | |
Information is power 
I am a professional, a therapist and consultant who works with children and their families. I am faced daily with the mother, father who agonizes over what to do when school appears to be pushing for a medication intervention, some doctors are offering one form of medication or another, and they feel if they do not go along - they are dooming their child to academic failure and social isolation. I believe that this book offers information that is not otherwise widely available to parents, who ultimately make the decisons. I feel that after reading this book, parents are in a much more empowered position to make an informed decision and are aware that enviromental factors (including the parents, teachers, school programs) hold many of the answers to working with intense children.
November 08, 2006 | |
Life- Changing
I am completely blown away by the truth and information in this book. I had no idea the impact that ritalin was having on our children. This book gives a clear understanding of the problem and offers a solution!! It has inspired me to really believe in myself and my family that we can do it without drugs!! I'm grateful to you, Howard Glasser, for giving me the incentive to take charge of my situation and the right tools to actually be successful!! AMAZINGLY DONE!
November 02, 2006 | |
Kneejerk reactionary opportunism 
So, as an adult with ADHD Innattenive type, I find some of the information in this book useful, but as a mental health professional, I find the alarmist tone of the book appauling. There is an undertone of judgement aimed at parents who choose the medical option to treating their children. That somehow I am bad, evil and a poor parent. That's not really helpful.
As a parent of a child with ADHD Innattentive type, I choose medication along with counseling, diet modification and working with the benefits of ADHD to help my child manage her symptoms. She is a TAG student and remarkably sharp.
Yes, there are risks with any medication, even pain relievers. A certain number of people have adverse reactions to nearly any substance we put into our bodies. It is even more distressing when while attempting to help our children, sometimes the end result is disasterous.
To profit from fear mongering is reprehensible. This book borders on that. To present an evenhanded informational book, however, does not sell well.
February 10, 2006 | |
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