Driven To Distraction : Recognizing 0684801280
| Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood |
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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978068480128 Retail Price: $16.00 #Deals:
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Focusing on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) as a life-long neurological problem that affects adults as well as children, this definitive book describes the various forms ADD takes, how professionals distinguish ADD patterns from unacceptable behavior, and how medication and behavior modification techniques can balance its negative and positive aspects. |
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Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood Specs:
| Product Name | Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood |
| Manufacturer | Simon & Schuster |
| Product Number MPN | 0684801280 |
| Retail Price | $16.00 |
| EAN-14 | 09780684801285 |
| UPC | 978068480128 |
| Specifications | |
| Title | Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood |
| ISBN | 0684801280 |
| Author(s) | Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey |
| Release Date | 1995-03-02 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Num of Pages | 336 |
| Num. of Items | 1 |
| EAN | 9780684801285 |
| Weight | 0.5 lbs. |
| Deal first added on: | 16-February-2004 |
Latest 6 Reviews
Here is what people are saying about the Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
 "Helpful" | 2009-09-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: AT8GPF0Z0N2X1 |
| This was very helpful for me to read for it helped me understand our 21 year old grandson's situation. I did not read it all, but especially did the part about adult relationships at home and at work. Thanks. |
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 "Changed My Life!" | 2009-08-31 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2ZOOSZGMHC2C3 |
I read this book at the age of 19 or 20 after seeing a docter for anxiety attacks. I'm 27 now and I still use to refer back to it. It is an incredible book that help me to understand myself. If you struggle with ADD, this is a must read.
Mike |
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| "Helped me to better understand my adolescent grandson." | 2009-08-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2I7Z60CJT4YTW |
| The book was helpful in defining behaviors that can be misunderstood. It's a great primer for teachers and parents alike. |
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| "Wonderful . . . Book on CD is great for us with ADD!" | 2009-08-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1P74MW9DRTV8B |
| This cd was wonderful. I have ADD and shared it with one of my friends with ADD. It was a great experience for both of us! |
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| "Found the owners manual for my son!" | 2009-08-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1LE2HUWXNLEQ9 |
| I finally found the owner's manual for my 8 year old son. I kept finding explanations in this book as to why my son does this and that. For example, he picks fights with his brothers who are much bigger than him. Doesn't he see the result coming? No, he does it to gain stimulation in his world! Also, he didn't talk until he was 3 but started reading at 4. These are all signs of ADD. I had thought that since he paid attention to video games and not to school stuff that he didn't have ADD. I thought he just chose to fight me on the homework and to give his teachers a hard time. But this book explained it all! I'm just glad we caught this in the third grade, and not when it feels like too late. |
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| "Real Answers" | 2009-08-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A36603G2UJSUM |
No matter who you are or what your reasons for picking up Driven to Distraction, by Dr. Edward Hallowell, be prepared to get some real answers to your questions about attention deficit disorder. The book is organized so that it can easily be utilized in any number of ways. It would be a great reference source for information on particular aspects of ADD, but beware... if you start reading at the beginning you will be drawn into Dr. Hallowell's detailed, and in some sense very personal, unfolding of what is known about attention deficit disorder and you won't be able to put this volume down!
I ordered this book as a somewhat disinterested bystander. I was intending it as a sourcebook to pass along to a family of my acquaintance who suspect that they are raising a child who has this disorder. After having read Driven to Distraction, I recognize that there are no "disinterested bystanders" when it comes to ADD. My life is impacted by the syndrome whether or not I am the person hearing the diagnosis being pronounced. You may be the neighbor, relative, employer, friend, or co-worker of someone who is living with this disorder, either aware or unaware of what is happening in his/her life. The symptoms are various and occur in almost limitless combinations.
The effect on the lives of those coping (or not coping) with the fallout from ADD is almost impossible to gauge. It is probably accurate to say that there are hundreds of times as many people who have undiagnosed attention deficit disorder as there are those aware of their condition. If you have a family member undergoing testing for ADD, take heed to the implications for your own life. Dr. Hallowell repeatedly stresses that having an official diagnosis by a qualified professional is essential. The positive diagnosis is a huge relief for many with ADD, but it is only the beginning in terms of finding workable solutions for very real life problems in the lives of patients.
That is when the information gleaned from Dr. Hallowell's book becomes invaluable. Wherever we find ourselves in the scheme of things with regard to ADD, we can be uninformed and unwittingly contribute to the difficulties ADD patients face or choose to arm ourselves with knowledge about the condition and become a force of encouragement and compassion toward those courageously confronting their ADD challenges. What will it be? |
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