Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
by Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey
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Author: Edward M. Hallowell, John J. RateyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1995-03-02
ISBN: 0684801280
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Touchstone
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Book Review: Tearjerker
Summary: 2 Stars
If you are looking for an emotional catharsis about ADD/ADHD, this is the book for you. Almost 200 pages of heartbreaking case studies and personal accounts... it really follows through on the first promise of the title: RECOGNIZING ADD from childhood through adulthood.
I would say that the focus of this book is more on getting that "A-HA" moment for adults who grew up with ADD and didn't know it. That's my opinion; I don't know whether it was the goal of the book, but that is the sense I got from reading it.
The beneficial (for non-Attention-Deficit-Disordered and/or non-catharsis-needing people) bit of the book begins around Chapter 7, which discusses the steps to diagnosis (including diagnostic criteria for children and adults from the DSM-III-R, which I am pretty sure has been replaced by the DSM-IV.) The following chapter highlights practical steps that can be taken to mitigate ADD symptoms.
In the end, there was not much meat in this book. Tragedy aplenty, but little else.
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Summary of Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes -- from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming -- and the transforming impact of precise diagnosis and treatment.
This clear and valuable book dispels a variety of myths about attention deficit disorder (ADD). Since both authors have ADD themselves, and both are successful medical professionals, perhaps there's no surprise that the two myths they attack most persistently are: (a) that ADD is an issue only for children; and (b) that ADD corresponds simply to limited intelligence or limited self-discipline. "The word disorder puts the syndrome entirely in the domain of pathology, where it should not entirely be. Although ADD can generate a host of problems, there are also advantages to having it, advantages that this book will stress, such as high energy, intuitiveness, creativity, and enthusiasm, and they are completely overlooked by the 'disorder' model." The authors go on to cite Mozart and Einstein as examples of probable ADD sufferers. (The problem as they see it is not so much attention deficit but attention inconsistency: "Most of us with ADD can in fact hyperfocus at times.") Although they warn against overdiagnosis, they also do a convincing job of answering the criticism that "everybody, and therefore nobody" has ADD. Using numerous case studies and a discussion of the way ADD intersects with other conditions (e.g., depression, substance abuse, and obsessive-compulsive disorder), they paint a concrete picture of the syndrome's realities. Especially helpful are the lists of tips for dealing with ADD in a child, a partner, or a family member. --Richard Farr
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