The Diseasing of America's Children
Exposing the ADHD Fiasco and Empowering Parents to Take Back Control
- Marriage, Family & Relationships
- Publisher: W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2009
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Publisher's Description
How parents, teachers, and even professionals are being deceived by the "ADHD Establishment" regarding ADHD and other childhood behavior disorders and the drugs used to treat them. The issue of diagnosing children with behavioral diseases that do not conform to a scientific definition of disease, and then medicating them is a scandal ready to erupt. In The Diseasing of America's Children, popular family psychologist, speaker, and best-selling author John Rosemond joins with pediatrician Dr. Bose Ravenel to uncover the fiction and fallacy behind attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), early-onset biopolar disorder (EOBD), and the drugs prescribed to treat them. Rosemond and Ravenel will: reveal the pseudo-science behind these diagnoses explain how parents, teachers, and even professionals are deceived expose the short- and long-term dangers behavioral drugs pose to children discuss how America's schools are unwittingly feeding the diagnostic beast reveal the simple, common sense truth behind these behavior problems and give parents a practical program for curing these problems without drugs or dependence on professionals
Endorsements (6)
“Praise for The Diseasing of America’s Children “I haven’t met a four-year-old who doesn’t have a short attention span and act hyper at times. With his commonsense approach, John Rosemond questions a culture that increasingly makes the leap from typical behavior to a diagnosed disease. He empowers parents to question whether children need to be controlled by medication or can be changed by more effective parenting.”
“At last, a science-based compendium of rationales for a commonsense approach to child behavior. This excellent and well-referenced work should inform and guide every parent, educator, and health professional. For most children, helping them to mature mentally and emotionally while helping them to develop self-control is the key to producing a happy, healthy, and successful child. Psychotropic medications are often part of the problem, not the solution. John Rosemond and Dr. Ravenel are to be congratulated on a work that I will recommend to everyone.”
“Thoroughly researched and a great read, this book makes perfect sense. It will enlighten, liberate, and empower parents and professionals alike.”
Dr. Kevin Leman
“In The Diseasing of America’s Children, John Rosemond and Dr. Bose Ravenel confront the historical and societal origins of the behavioral ‘big three’: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and early onset bipolar disorder (EOBD). In part 1, the authors reveal the pseudoscience behind the psychiatric labeling and drugging of America’s youth. In part 2, they provide fifteen commonsense solutions for difficulties arising from impaired self-control. Cowritten by two reformed professionals who boldly speak truth to power, this is a triumphant work that calls to mind the words of the late George Orwell: ‘In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.’ May this book inspire other acts of a revolutionary nature in the effort to save the brains and souls of the nation’s children.”
“Rosemond and Ravenel offer insightful explanations for the exploding diagnosis of ADHD among American children. Their radically simple approach to correcting inattention and problem behavior makes this book a must-read for any parents persuaded to medicate their children.”
“This book will be a bombshell in pediatrics and has dramatically revolutionized my approach to kids who present with the symptoms of ADHD.”
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