Hyper : a personal history of ADHD
Denevi, Timothy2014
Book
"Hyper: A Personal History of ADHD is Timothy Denevi's memoir of growing up as a hyperactive child, intertwined with his even-handed and thorough reporting on the history of the diagnosis and its treatment. Beginning with the moment he first started having severe emotional fits, his book traces his compelling and moving journey through fifteen years of diagnosis and treatment as he illuminates the medical and psychological theories and practices that shape our understanding of this controversial diagnosis. In the 1980s, mental disorders were just beginning to be seen as biological in origin; hyperactivity was being medicated with a variety of stimulants. In Timothy's first week on Ritalin at the age of six, the medication triggered a psychotic reaction. He ran into the kitchen, grabbed a knife, and threatened to kill himself in front of his mother. Doctors prescribed behavior therapy, then antidepressants. Nothing worked. The reader never stops caring for Timothy as he makes is way through grade school and high school, knowing he is a problem for those who love him, longing to be able to be good and fit in, hanging out with boys who have similar symptoms but meet quite different ends, and finally realizing he must come to grips with his disorder before his life spins completely out of control."--
Main title:
Hyper : a personal history of ADHD / Timothy Denevi.
Author:
Imprint:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Collation:
274 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Simon & Schuster nonfiction original hardcover"--
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Evil Logic of Clenched Hands -- 2.Reflection in the Low Linoleum Glaze -- 3.In the Way You'd Watch a Bird That's Flown in through a Window -- 4.Biggest Talker -- 5.Dead and in Jail for Life -- 6.Last Thing You Learn Is That You Always Gotta Wait.
ISBN:
9781476702575 (hardback)9781476702582 (trade paperback)
Dewey class:
616.85890092B616.8589
LC class:
RC394.A85
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
13975
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Health | HEALTH 616.8589 DENE | Available |