Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 278
Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-4758-0654-0 • Hardback • April 2014 • $52.00 • (£40.00)
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978-1-4758-0656-4 • eBook • April 2014 • $33.00 • (£25.00)
Dr. Michael W. Corrigan is an educational psychologist and a professor of human development and research methods at Marshall University, West Virginia. He is the author of numerous books and peer-reviewed publications on education reform. His research on child development has been funded by the US Department of Education, National Science Foundation, and Department of Justice.
Preface: Why Write Another Book on ADHD?
Introduction: Greetings from Planet ADHD
Part One: A Parallel Universe
Chapter 1: The Drugging of da Vinci
Chapter 2: A Delusional Diagnosis
Chapter 3: Medicated Mythology
Chapter 4: Discombobulated Disclaimers
Chapter 5: Extraterrestrial Education
Chapter 6: Epidemic Distortions
Part Two: Multiple Realities
Chapter 7: Diagnosis vs. Developmental Delays
Chapter 8: In Search of Instructional Intelligence
Chapter 9: All Systems Go
Chapter 10: Re-framing Reality
Appendix
ADHD-Inattention Symptom Checklist
ADHD-Hyperactivity and Impulsivity Symptom Checklist
Specific References by Chapter and Additional Research Considered
As a society, we have a responsibility to protect our children....In Debunking ADHD, Michael Corrigan makes a clear, convincing case that if we want to do that, we need to stop drugging them, and find other ways to help them grow up and thrive.
— Robert Whitaker, journalist, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic, and founder of MadInAmerica.com
Read this book! Debunking ADHD provides a clear-cut and compelling case for meeting needs instead of pushing meds. Thanks to Dr. Corrigan for providing this easy-to-read yet scientifically solid guidebook! If Dr. Corrigan had written this book before the ADHD movement ramped up, schools would look a lot different today.
— Dr. Charles and Jim Fay, co-founders, The Love and Logic Institute, Inc.