Review of ADHD: A Path to Success: A Revolutionary Theory and New Innovation in Drug-Free Therapy (Paperback)

reviews were excellent, so I bought the book.During the first 50 pages I almost regretted it.It reads like an extended advertisement for Dr. Weathers' practice in Spokane, WA.Most off-putting is his term "CAER" for the machine in which he performs most of his therapy.It took until page 221 to find out what a CAER machine really did, and I was SO relieved.It is a mostly automated way to do EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization/ Reprogramming, a fifteen-year old method of reducing affect about specific events.EMDR is a proven methodology.Anybody can do it given a little training, although you may not know this from reading the book.Most important, the book has tremendous scope, dealing with the complex causes and possible cures of ADHD in an understandable and comprehensive way. By the way, the patents on his CAER machine are 5,219,322 and 5,725,472 which are good reading if you are a geek.

Product Description
May,2000 treatment follow-up study shows that 92% of families rate treatment as Successful or Very Successful. See "Publisher's Comments" section below for more details.

Most books on adhd rehash the same worn out theories and treatments. Instead, ADHD: A Path to Success offers a newperspective on ADHD that makes sense with your own personal experience. - it is not a deficit, defect or neurological disorder.

- it is a highly refined, short-term coping skill that backfires.

- takes it out of the realm of medical mystery and psychobabble.

- describes anew, no drug, no diet, no nonsense, patented treatment technology.

You can only help your child when you understand their experience through their eyes. The engaging story of Dr. Weathers personal struggle and conquest ofattention deficit disorder is chronicled. He explains your child's experience of attention deficit disorder as they live it, rather than how adults think about it. Once you understand attention deficit disorder from your child's point of view, you have taken an essential step to helping him solve his problem.Instead of just seeing attention deficit disorder as a problem you will learn how it "works" for your child. It makes his life easier on the moment to moment basis, even though it causes problems in the long run. With this new perspective you can look at your child's behavior in a more positive light and react in a more helpful manner.It is easy reading designed for parents as well as professionals. Many case studies and concrete examples of effective strategies are provided.

From the Publisher
ADHD Treatment Follow-Up Study: May, 2000

Even though, after treating ADHD children and their families for years it was clear that CAER treatment was very effective; it was finally time to do a systematic quantitative follow-up study. The results strongly support my clinical impression that CAER makes dramatic improvements in all aspects of the constellation of symptoms comprising ADHD/ADD, without the use of medications. It should be noted that these are some of the most difficult ADHD children around. Parents don't spend the time and money to fly to Spokane until they have exhausted all closer and cheaper alternatives.

Over the last 2 years (98, 99) I saw 74 children, and their families, who could be clearly diagnosed as ADHD/ADD. Their ages ranged from 6 to 17 years. Seventysixpercent were males the balance females. Ninety six percent had previously been treated with psychotropic medications, such as Ritalin, Cylert, Adderall, Dexedrine, Chlonadine, Paxil, etc.

We were able to contact 49parents by telephone to administer a short questionnaire about the effects of CAER treatment on their ADHD/ADD child. To avoid a short-term placebo or honey-moon-effect, only families 6 months or more post-treatment were contacted. All families were treated with three multi-hour intensive treatment sessions over three days.

Overall results were:

86%rated it as Very Effective 6% rated it as Effective 8% rated it as No DifferentNone rated it as harmful.

None of the children in the Very Effective or Effective categories had been placed on psychotropic medications. Of the children rated No difference, 58% in that category had been placed on psychotropic medications, with mixed effectiveness.

Behavior Change At Home:

81% rated their child's behavior as Much Better11% rated their child's behavior as Better8% rated their child's behavior as No DifferentNone rated it as harmful

Behavior Change At School:

76% rated their child's behavior as Much Better13% rated their child's behavior as Better11% rated their child's behavior as No DifferentNone rated it as harmful

Change in Grades:

74% rated their child's grades as Much Better15% rated their child's grades as Better11% rated their child's grades as No DifferentNone felt that their child's grades were worse as a result of treatment



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