by Harper West | Aug 25, 2018 | ADHD, Self-Acceptance
I have had several requests lately for information on how Self-Acceptance Psychology reframes emotional and behavioral problems. Rather than using the false “disease model” of “mental disorders” advocated for decades by psychiatrists and the...
by Harper West | Oct 27, 2017 | ADHD
“The wildest colts make the best horses.” — Themistocles (524?-460? BC) Children only act out from a place of stress, anxiety and fear. When a child is hyperactive, easily distracted, lacks focus, is disobedient or enraged, these are signals that he feels unsafe. He...
by Harper West | Jun 6, 2017 | ADHD
I just spent the last therapy session educating a parent that ADHD is not a disease, medical illness or brain defect. And then this article headlined Researchers Reveal Misconceptions About ADHD showed up in my inbox confirming all of what I had told her. In addition...
by Harper West | Apr 6, 2016 | ADHD
A scientific paper to be presented April 8 at a medical conference shows that high levels of a plastic-softening chemical called phthalate in the blood may be linked to inattention and hyperactivity behaviors in children. The researchers tested blood levels in...
by Harper West | Mar 9, 2014 | Emotions
In my last blog I wrote about shame being the true underlying emotion behind most angry outbursts and behaviors. People feel embarrassed so they lash out with anger, rather than admitting or expressing their real emotion of shame. This connection is very clear in...
