Eric S. (Shooter) reviewed on 2/16/2010

Hartmann's book is a lot of conjecture and mumbo-jumbo, disguised as a theory, which really has no basis in fact. The idea that the reason people have ADD is because some people are wired to be "farmers" and others (the ADHD people) are wired to be "hunters" is a lot of hogwash. I have read many books on the subject, and just can't get past Hartmann's "fictionalizing" of ADHD with this book. Basically, he is trying to tell people what they want to hear -- that there's nothing wrong with them, and that they're "special". But he over-simplifies in many places, and just plain makes stuff up in others. Don't waste your time if you're serious about reading about or learning about ADD or ADHD.

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