UNRELIABLE

The last four years have pushed the hidden impacts of ADHD from the shadows to the light, exposed the horrifyingly arbitrary metrics for diagnosis, and forced a reckoning of the personal devastations of untreated and unexamined ADHD on individuals, families, schools, and communities. Individuals with ADHD have reduced estimated lifespans (by more than a decade on average), are more likely to suffer from a serious health problem, drop out of school, be fired from a job, live under the poverty line, have poor hygiene, abuse drugs and alcohol, and commit suicide. Every day is consistently inconsistent and, because treatment that accounts for the full picture of symptoms is so hard to find, the mind becomes an unreliable narrator of who they are, what they want, and what they can accomplish. As Dr. Russell Ramsay writes in his introduction, "attention and hyperactivity are only the tip of the iceberg." Presenting his paradigm-shifting approach to treatment and the executive function dysfunction, self-mistrust, emotional dysregulation, and shame, blame, and guilt that often force those with ADHD to shrink from the world, UNRELIABLE is a revolutionary "inside out" approach that promises to guide those who suffer out of the daily chaos and into a life of sustainable delight. Dr. Ramsay's book will be an amazing resource to all from the undiagnosed, the newly diagnosed, and those who've been trying to manage their ADHD symptoms for years. He's received lots of great endorsements already with more to come! Dr. Russell Ramsay is the co-founder and former co-director of the Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. A globally recognized leader and practicing clinical psychologist with over twenty-five years of experience recognizing and treating ADHD, Dr. Ramsay's first trade book utilizes the latest research to confront the overlooked, hidden devastations of ADHD affecting many millions of individuals and reveals his evidence-based, patient-approved program to transform lives.