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Whistle Stopper - Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
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List Price: $15.00
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Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8589
EAN: 9780345442314
ISBN: 0345442318
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2005-12-27
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: 2005-12-27
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Summary: Adult ADD
Comment: I was recently diagnosed with ADD, I am a 27 year old female and it was a long road to a diagnosis.
After years of living bellow my capabilities and failing at everything I tried, i read this book and it seemed to tell my life story. Everything seemed so clear now, why I couldn't hold a job, be on time, finish college. I don't know why a doctor never noticed this before.
When I went to my psychitrist the thought of me having ADD was dissmessed, probably because I am not hyperactive, I am female and an adult. But I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that this was my problem, because of this book.
I fought to get treatment and a diagnosis. After half a year of trying, I am on meds and in therepy and my whole life has changed. I am about to graduate, I am cleaner, and more punctual.
While drugs don't give you the skills to be organized or punctual or make good grades, they do give you the ability to finally master such skills.
The book had alot of helpful tips, a section on relationships and ADD, which was also very helpful to me and my husband. Anyway, just get the book, you will not be sorry.
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Summary: Very Helpful - Author Has Friendly Tone
Comment: This book was rather large but I found myself reading through every chapter that even slightly pertained to me. The author is ADHD and you really feel that as you are reading this book. Chapters are mostly very short so you can pick it up read and chapter or two then go about life and come back.
Book touches on a lot of subject and isn't clinical at all in how it presents information.
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Summary: better then i exspected
Comment: The book is an entertaining and informative read. Since i have not read any other books on the subject i cannot give it a higher rating with nothing to compare it to.
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Summary: help to the rescue
Comment: As a parent of an ADHD teenager I was looking for aditional help, this book did that, plus aloud me to realize that I have ADHD too, but not to worry it is normal to "have it".
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Summary: Must read for all! adders and non adders alike!
Comment: Delivered from Distraction is a well written and informative book on adult add. It is a must-read for adults suffering from add and people who live with them! It helps the non add adults understand what others with add are going through and it helps those with add so they can find solutions and maximize their potential. By reading this book, I understood that add is not a negative trait that cannot be dealt with unless the person is put on medicine, rather, I learned that there are a lot of positive things that come along with people who have add and they can give a lot to society if they use their capabilities to the utmost!
It is a book that should be read by all - adders and non adders alike!
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Medication? Maybe. Marry the right person and find the right job? A must if you are an adult suffering from ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). So say psychiatrists Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey, authors of the influential Driven to Distraction, published in 1994. In their new book, Delivered from Distraction, Hallowell and Ratey survey the current medical landscape concerning ADD, combining their own clinical observations with the latest research to paint a much more complex and, in many ways, positive picture of the condition than has generally been presented. Hallowell and Ratey embrace the idea that success in life comes more from playing to your strengths than overcoming your weaknesses. In the case of a person with ADD (child or adult), these strengths often include unusually high levels of creativity, charisma, intelligence, and energy. The authors insist that, while medication and other treatments can sometimes work wonders in reducing limitations, surrounding yourself with people who promote these positive traits, be they in your personal or professional life, is the single most important element to living well with ADD. As both Hallowell and Ratey are not only experts in the field, but "ADDers" themselves, the tips and stories they share for how to do so are fresh, funny, and far more helpful than tired arguments over drugs verse no drugs or whether there's even such a thing as ADD at all.--Patrick Jennings
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