This book saved my career and my family

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	• Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through ... Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey Touchstone, 1995 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 134 reviews view larger image
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This book saved my career and my family

I have had problems all my life, some described in this book and some described by the other people who wrote a review of this book. My wife and I were attending marriage counseling because of my short temper. After a few sessions our therapist said she thought I had ADD which I quickly dismissed even though my younder brother was diagnosed with ADD early in his life. After a few more years of trying to convince me, after trying all kinds of self help, after attending anger management classes, our therapist finally recommended this book. I read parts and reread parts and reread parts (others with ADD will understand this) and finally, I got to the "test" in the back of the book. 100 yes/no questions, the more yes answers the more likely you are to have ADD. I took it and after restarting 4 or 5 times finally finished the test with a score of 80. For a baseline I had my wife take it. She scored 18. Not a diagnosis but enough for me to make an appointment with a psychiatrist. Almost 2 years later I am taking ADD medication and my temper is gone, my work productivity and my ability to complete projects has greatly improved. And most importantly I and my family have a new outlook on life. Everyone is happier, especially me.

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Good book, but very redundant

Good information book per se, but the whole book could be summed up in 20 or 30 pages. The author constantly repeats the same points throughout the book, and that can make for a boring read. The book does an excellent job of covering all symptoms of ADD in great detail, but does not provide concrete solutions to the problem..IE "take medicine, get therapy and make lists to help you remember". I was expecting a more do it yourself approach with possibly some mental exercises that could help increase concentration or memory.

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Great, Great Book!

I found out that I had A.D.D between my freshman and sophmore year in high school. My entire freshman year was a screaming match between me and my teachers, and me and my parents. All the encouragement I ever got as "you need to take study skills" or "you're not trying at all" or my favorite, the commonly used "you are lazy and dont want to work, plain and simple!" I came across "Driven to Distraction" while working on a biology project during my sophmore year. I felt myself being pulled into it after only six pages. I found that i could relate to alot of the people, especially Jim. It helped me gain a better understanding for my A.D.D and boosted my confidence ten-fold. I would recommend "Driven to Distraction" to anyone with A.D.D, friends and family of those with A.D.D, and those who just want to learn more about it.

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I wish I'd read this years ago!

Whether you have ADD or know someone who has, reading this book is a must.

The stories about fellow ADD'ers were fantastic, the summary of research into biological causes of ADD was invaluable, as was the history of ADD research. The tips for dealing with ADD, especially regarding relationships, were right on the mark. The other tips came as a reality check; no, there aren't any magic tricks to make ADD go away and yes, I really do have to use all the organizers I've bought!

My boyfriend and I were both diagnosed with ADD 5 years ago. Not much of the info was new to us but it helped clarify things about ADD that we didn't even realize we (really) needed clarified! Read this book.

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