Driven to Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adolescence
Author(s): Edward M. Hallowell
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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. Discusses the causes, symptoms, and treatment of attention-deficit Disorder (ADD).
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Sandra Freed Thomas, R.N.former president of CH.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder)This rich resource has it all -- education, family perspectives, diagnosis and treatment, subtypes -- but throughout there is a joyful and pervading sense of hope. One cannot read this book without developing a great sense of how it feels to live with ADD -- to compensate for, even to benefit from, its characteristics.
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- : Simon & Schuster, Limited
- : Simon & Schuster, Limited
- : March 1995
- : United States
- : January 2020
- : books
Special Fields
- : Edward M. Hallowell
- : Paperback
- : Reprinted edition
- : English
- : 616.8589
- : 336
