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Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D., is a child and adult psychiatrist and leading authority in the field of ADHD. A graduate of Harvard College and Tulane School of Medicine, Dr. Hallowell was on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School from 1983 to 2004. The founder of The Hallowell Centers for Cognitive and Emotional Health in Boston MetroWest, New York City, San Francisco and Seattle, Hallowell is the host of "Dr. Hallowell's Wonderful World of Different" – a weekly podcast for thriving in this CrazyBusy world, author of 20 books including the NY Times best seller: Driven to Distraction (#CommissionsEarned). Other books include Delivered from Distraction (#CommissionsEarned), Driven to Distraction at Work(#CommissionsEarned), Because I Come from a Crazy Family: The Making of a Psychiatrist (#CommissionsEarned) and most recently, ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood (#CommissionsEarned).

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