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Edward McKey Hallowell is an American psychiatrist who specialises in ADD and ADHD. He is the co-author of the books Driven to Distraction (1994) and Delivered From Distraction (2005).

Background

Hallowell grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. His father suffered from bipolar disorder and had ECT. Hallowell's mother remarried to an abusive alcoholic.

Education

Hallowell is an alumnus of Harvard and Phillips Exeter Academy and received his medical degree from Tulane University Medical School. He got a degree in English from the same University.

ADHD

Since 1981, Hallowell has been treating people of all ages with ADHD. Hallowell was diagnosed himself with ADHD in 1983. Hallowell describes ADHD as a gift, and his approach is focused on helping people discover and build on their strengths rather than pathologise the condition. He founded the Hallowell Centers to support and treat people with ADHD using his strength-based approach. Hallowell describes the ADHD brain as a Ferrari engine with bicycle brakes.

Hallowell states that ADHD does not always include Hyperactivity but can include having an inability to follow through on assignments at work or at school, misplacing things, avoiding tasks, or getting distracted easily. Hallowell has claimed that Einstein, Mozart, Thomas Edison and Abraham Lincoln all had ADHD.

Hallowell supports the official and updated definition of ADHD developed by the DSM-5 Task Force. ADHD does not always include hyperactivity, (known as ADHD Inattentive Type), and Hallowell says that this type occurs frequently in women. Hallowell and Dr John Ratey prefer the term “VAST”, Variable Attention Stimulus Trait to ADHD, and write about this extensively in their new book, published in January 2021.

Hallowell has written 19 books, does a monthly blog, is a regular contributor to ADDitude magazine and is a speaker for conferences, schools and businesses. Hallowell is represented by Outspoken Agency. Since 2015 he has hosted Distraction podcast. In October 2020 he began posting short informational videos on ADHD on TikTok.

Hallowell is known for diagnosing people with ADHD in six questions. An example of this was shown on the Revolution Show in March 2012 when he diagnosed an audience member named Alicia in six questions. The video clip appears on You Tube.

Drug companies

Hallowell has been a paid consultant to and spokesperson for McNeil Pediatrics, a company that makes Concerta and other stimulants which Hallowell has praised along with Novartis.

Views on stimulant drugs

Hallowell believes that, used properly, stimulant medication is safe and benefits patients with ADHD in 80% of cases. For 20% of people with ADHD, including himself, stimulant medication is not beneficial or has side effects and he does not recommend its use in these cases.

Hallowell states that there are four key aspects to treatment for ADHD: 1. Learning as much as possible about the condition in order to “know what it is, and what it is not” and to understand the specific symptoms that a person has; 2. Getting a coach to help with the executive functioning type tasks that people with ADHD tend to struggle with; 3. Lifestyle changes including good nutrition, sleep and physical exercise and 4; Medication, if it is beneficial for the individual.

Hallowell has stated that Concerta, Adderall, Ritalin, and other ADHD drugs are "incredibly and unbelievably safe", "safer than aspirin", and are like "eye glasses". In 2012 Hallowell said "The fact is, stimulant medication is safer than aspirin. It has fewer side effects and works better than caffeine, and everybody goes to Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. So, not to try it, unless it’s against your religion, makes no sense. People say, ‘Well, shouldn’t I try a year of non-medical approaches first?’ That's like saying shouldn't I try a year of squinting before I try eyeglasses. It just makes no sense. These meds are so well researched. They've been around since 1937. That's 70 years of experience. Nothing lasts that long unless it's safe and it works. Most entrepreneurs have ADHD. I think it should be renamed the entrepreneur's trait". But he does not take them for his own ADHD. On September 15, 2005 Hallowell said "Whenever you get someone with ADHD diagnosed and treated successfully, everyone wins. Along with behaioral therapy, medication is good because it can improve adults' relationships, parenting skills, job performance, even their sex lives".

Personal life

Hallowell lives in the Boston area with his wife, Sue, a social worker, and their three children. In May 2015, Hallowell was accused of groping a make up artist in 2014. Hallowell denied the charges and the accuser recanted. The charges were subsequently dropped.

Books

Hallowell has authored 20 books. His Distraction series, co-authored with Dr John Ratey, was focused on a positive approach to ADHD.

Distraction series:

• Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder Paperback - September 13, 2011 with John Ratey
• Answers to Distraction  - January 12, 2010 with John Ratey
• Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder - December 27, 2005 with John Ratey
• Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive - January 1, 2003
• Married to Distraction: How to Restore Intimacy and Strengthen Your Partnership in an Age of Interruption - February 8, 2011 with Sue Hallowell

Other Books:

• Finding the Heart of the Child (1993) Essays on Children, Families, and Schools - January 1, 1997
• When You Worry About The Child You Love (1997) - August 27, 1997
• Worry: Hope and Help for a Common Condition - September 14, 1998
• Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your Soul - April 1, 2001
• Human Moments: How to Find Meaning and Love in Your Everyday Life  – September 7, 2001
• Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People  – January 13, 2011
• The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness: Five Steps to Help Kids Creeate and Sustain Lifelong Joy - August 26, 2003
• A Walk in the Rain With a Brain - Picture Book, September 28, 2004
• Dare to Forgive: The Power of Letting Go and Moving On  - January 15, 2006
• Crazy Busy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap! Strategies for Handling Your Fast-Paced Life  – March 27, 2007
• Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child  – February 23, 2010
• Because I Come From A Crazy Family (The Making of a Psychiatrist) - June 12, 2018

References

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41. Hallowell, Edward M. (2011). Driven to distraction : recognizing and coping with attention deficit disorder from childhood through adulthood. Ratey, John J., 1948- (1st Anchor books revised and updated ed.). New York, NY: Anchor Books. ISBN 978-0-307-74315-2. OCLC 699763760.
42. Hallowell, Edward M. (2010). Answers to distraction. Ratey, John J. (Revised and updated ed.). New York: Anchor Books. ISBN 978-0-307-45639-7. OCLC 642004130.
43. Hallowell, Edward M. (2005). Delivered from distraction : getting the most out of life with attention deficit disorder. Ratey, John J., 1948- (1st ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-44230-X. OCLC 55596855.
44. Hallowell, Edward M.,. Driven to distraction at work: how to focus and be more productive. Boston, Massachusetts. ISBN 978-1-4221-8641-1. OCLC 872622416.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
45. Hallowell, Edward M. (2011). Married to distraction: how to restore intimacy and strengthen your partnership in an age of interruption. Hallowell, Sue., Orlov, Melissa. (Ballantine books trade paperback ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-50800-3. OCLC 646113441.
46. Archer, Michelle (16 April 2006). "Too busy to read this book? Then you really need to". USA Today. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

External links

• Official website

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder researchers
• People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
• Harvard University alumni
• Tulane University School of Medicine alumni
• Harvard Medical School faculty
• Living people
• American psychiatrists