To better understand the ADD/ADHD brain and grow beyond calling it a disorder.
THE DOWNSIDE <<-- ADHD -->> THE UPSIDE
Open, but under construction.
No hardhats needed -- only thinking caps.
If you think you know what ADD is, think again . . .
Dr. Sterling's Current Book
The 2013 Edition of Adult ADD Factbook is Available!
Since its original publication in 2011 and its update in 2013, no other book has educated its readers about ADD as well as the Adult ADD Factbook. I am celebrating the 10th Anniversary of my 2013 Edition. It has stood the test of time and its advanced conclusions based on the research literature have not be challenged or debunked.
I started on a huge intellectual adventure in 2008 which included the reading and analysis of over 25,000 pages of primary research literature related to ADD, dopamine, working memory, threat response capabilities, norepinephrine, sensory sensitivities, academic success, and intelligence. By 2011, I felt compelled to write about my findings, since the understanding of the underlying common denominator to ADD characteristics within the scientific community was far better and beyond anything available in the public domain.
What you are purchasing here is the exact final version of the 2013 edition in the form of a fully searchable pdf file.
This book could have been titled "The Dopamine Paradox."
Mission
Dr. Sterling's mission
This website is a reflection of what I, a neuroscientist and psychiatrist, have been reading and writing about since 2008. The thousands of pages of research literature that I analyzed between 2008 and 2013 compelled me to write and publish ADD ebooks and paperbacks about what has been called ADD - ADHD for more than 40 years.
The literature was and continues to be clear that the vast majority of all those ADD characteristics you may know about are produced by a powerful common cause.
The literature also leads to no other possible conclusion than this: What we currently call ADD is not logically a disorder. It has a downside and a significant upside. So does the non-ADD brain. Which one is the disorder, then?
It is my hope to make this knowledge more common not only among the public but also among my colleagues in health care. It is unfortunate that it is now over 15 years since a significant turning point took place in 2008 in the research and understanding of the major variables that create both the downside and the upside of the ADD brain and the non-ADD brain. I have been called an ADHD Disrupter who gives you the whole story, not just half of it.
It is way past time to start looking at ADD again in the new bright lights of recent significant research findings.