1st Edition

The Disintegrating Self Psychotherapy of Adult ADHD, Autistic Spectrum, and Somato-psychic Disorders

By Phil Mollon Copyright 2015
    336 Pages
    by Routledge

    336 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book argues mainly that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related autistic spectrum conditions reflect states of impaired self-regulation and of enhanced need for regulatory assistance from other people. It is useful and helpful for those who personally struggle with ADHD.

    Introduction: Notes to the reader -- Why this book was written—and why ADHD and autistic spectrum conditions are of interest to a psychotherapist -- Some features of ADHD -- Experiencing ADHD -- Some helpful and less helpful ways of viewing people with ADHD and autistic spectrum conditions -- What is going on in the brain in ADHD? -- Principles of psychotherapy with ADHD -- The porous personality (and the “apparently normal” persona) -- The psychology and neurobiology of the autistic spectrum -- Psychotherapy with people on the autistic spectrum -- Subtle energetic aspects of ADHD: reversed and scrambled energy fields and yin–yang imbalance -- Somato–psychic fragility syndromes -- Concluding comments -- Notes on medication for ADHD -- Assessments for ADHD and autistic spectrum (Asperger’s) conditions -- Energy psychology methods for ADHD

    Biography

    Mollon, Phil