Based on a learning, rather than a physiological model, the author demonstrates how these problems are really short-term adaptations to the stresses of family, school and the community. These children are only manifesting exaggerated forms of common adult defenses. This new perspective helps  integrate the empirical research on ADHD and provide direction for  helping these children. Specifically, a radically new form of therapy,  Computer Aided Emotional Restructuring (CAER), is described. CAER is a powerful, drug free, tool for extinguishing the learned, self-defeating  responses that comprise ADHD. 

 The concepts are illustrated with many lively cartoons, diagrams, and case studies. Though the volume presents many new concepts, it is easy  reading for all 

From the Author
With terror in my heart, I can still remember sitting in emotional and almost physical pain at Palm Elementary School in Beaumont, California. It was fourth grade, and what was going on in the classroom was beyond  my attention. That's because my mind had escaped. Looking out the  window was my only escape from the endless monotony of the classroom. Being "jerked back" when the teacher called on me, was overwhelming and nauseating. I felt I had missed so much while being "spaced out" that the demands seemed insurmountable. I had no clue  where to begin. Since I felt little hope of being rewarded for my feeble  efforts, my biggest desire was to escape on another mental vacation. That is exactly what I did. My mind traveled out the window again -- even  though I dimly knew that I was digging myself into a deeper hole. As  self-defeating as this strategy was, it was my only defense. My understanding of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is deeply  rooted in my own experience. I was an ADHD child. I am now a Ph.D.  Clinical Psychologist with a thriving and successful practice. Parents, there is hope for you and your ADHD child. 

Why My Interest in ADHD?
Professionally, I have been working with ADHD children since 1971. For the first twenty years I read the books, took courses, and did the therapy as prescribed. As hard as I tried to make it work, the theoretical picture did not seem to fit the children I was seeing, nor did the prescribed therapy approaches prove very useful. In 1991, I began to develop a  radically different approach to psychotherapy for all of my patients, ADHD and others. 
This led to the invention of a computerized psychotherapy machine, Computer Aided Emotional Restructuring (CAER). Computer Aided Emotional Restructuring is a new, patented, treatment that sprang from another new therapy, Eye Movement  Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMD/R). (EMD/R is fully explained in chapter 24). Unlike traditional therapies, CAER does not depend much on talking. Rather, it taps powerful neurological mechanisms to elicit deep relaxation and vivid mental imagery. When these two effects are  juxtaposed, pathology producing emotions are extinguished through a process called desensitization. More simply put, CAER uses lights and  sound to help the ADHD child enter a relaxed state. Then, the relaxed and calm child, with the aid and supervision of a therapist, imagines an  anxiety-provoking situation -- such as school. Quickly, the relaxed state  erases the anxiety state so that school, or whatever the provoker might be, no longer causes stress in the child. No drugs are used at all. 

Initially I used Computer Aided Emotional Restructuring on my adult patients who had a variety of common problems such as depression, anxiety, phobias and marriage problems. The results were exciting. Many times these  problems were eradicated in just a few sessions. Therefore, I began to extend the procedure to other problems not commonly addressed by  EMD/R, including ADHD. Even with my early, primitive CAER machines, the results were striking. I really did not know why CAER  worked, but two different sources began to yield insights. By reflecting on my own difficult school history and listening to the ADHD children themselves, my understanding developed. These children were telling me about feelings and experiences that I could remember well from my own 
school years. 
That's why ADHD: A Path to Success is a story of hope for parents of ADHD children. It is a personal story. It is my story. It is the success story of my patients. 

What other ADHD parents and teachers think?

dupuy@foxinternet.net from university place, wa , February 5, 1999 says," A must for every parent and teacher to read.I was very impressed with Dr. Weathers book. So much vital information in this book have help improve the quality of life for my family tremendouly. The book points out how everyone involve in the child's life could have a big impact on there daily behavior problems. I highly recommend anyone whose child have been observe or diagnois with ADHD to read Dr. Weathers' book. Thank you for writing this book. 
 
 

kdalian@ford.com from Michigan, USA , January 5, 1999 says,"  The best book on ADHD available!!!As parents of a pre-teen ADHD child, my wife and I have read many books on the subject. Most of them describe ADHD behavior well, but none of them accurately describe how it is formed. And NONE of them provide truly effective methods of treatment. This book was an eyeopening experience. I am not a psychologist, but I have never read anything that seemed so right on target as this book is. My wife and I  were so impressed that she and our son travelled to visit Dr. Weathers.The treatment was everything the book describes. If you have, or know someone who has an ADHD person in their life, I strongly suggest you read this book. It can literally change lives for the better.

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