Delivered from Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell

Dyslexia, which apparently has about a twenty percent overlap with ADD, is also covered. They discuss two useful new tests (qEEG and SPECT scan) and script how to tell a child about the condition - including ' you have a race-car brain.' They go into the mood disorders that coexist with ADD in about 25 percent of cases, and explain the danger of confusion of diagnosis of ADD and bipolar disorder.

And they share situations in which multiple family members deal with ADD. The latter emphasizes talents and strengths - what the authors call ' the zesty side of ADD' - as well as challenges.įor adults with ADD, there's a very useful list of ' Seven Habits of Highly Effective ADD Adults' that starts with ' Do what you're good at' and includes ' Get well enough organized to achieve your goals' (I don't have ADD and I especially like that one!) The authors also go into the difficulties that parents face in diagnosis when a child has, as is often the case, a variety of difficulties to cope with. The Introduction includes a summary of ' What's New in the World of ADD', including research into diagnosis, treatment advances, and an improved understanding of what ADD means. The book helps readers to understand living with ADD through selected personal stories that reflect the importance of diagnosis, and of ' know thyself'. The authors advise thinking of ADD not as a mental disorder but as ' a collection of traits and tendencies that define a way of being in the world', suggest that the goal should be ' to sculpt ADD into a blessing', and offer the guidance to help make that happen. Readers are advised to read at least the first chapter (which is available in the excerpt and includes a Q & A on ADD) if they're unable to get through the entire book. The back of the book lists a compendium of worldwide resources.

Living very successful lives, despite having the condition themselves, they know of what they write, and the optimistic tone of this tome will be very welcome to those individuals, families, and educators dealing with ADD. Ratey, authors of Driven to Distraction, shed even more light on Childhood and Adult Attention Deficit Disorder in Delivered from Distraction. Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Rateyĭrs.

Delivered from Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell