Why ADHD is not a disorder – Thom Hartmann

Tomm Hartmann convincingly argues that ADHD is not a disorder

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An articulate and convincing argument

I really like Tomm Hartman, who wrote several of the most influential books on ADHD. He has moved on now and is an RT presenter, but here he is interviewed and in great form on how ADHD is not a disorder.

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Andrew Lewis is an Adult ADHD Coach, writer and founder of SimplyWellbeing. He has over 16,000 hours of experience in coaching over 600 adults with ADHD. Andrew helps entrepreneurs and creatives with ADHD thrive and achieve wellbeing and is always happy to have a free chat to discuss coaching. Andrew ran a major ADHD support group and even an ADHD diagnostic clinic for a while. Andrew is an adult ADHD Coach backed with business expertise from a twenty years career in software, from roles in programming, through marketing, sales at IBM, then to running a few software start-ups.

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