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Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by John J. Ratey, Edward M. Hallowell

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yannoux's review

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friendly's review

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4.0

A bit dated and heavy on both diagnostic anecdotes in early chapters and lists/checklists in later chapters* Still, a useful overview with lots of tidbits and insights that I hadn’t yet come across, especially in secondary symptoms of late-diagnosed adult ADD.

*wanna make an audiobook difficult to read for someone with ADHD? Never ending lists. Also, the last chapter on brain biology and the history of the physiology could have put me to sleep.

midwifereading's review against another edition

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5.0

Extremely readable, accessible, and vividly informative. I am so grateful for this book, and the insights it provided into my own wiring, as well that of kids with ADHD. It's launched me on a journey to explore options for myself and my family.

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slow-paced

4.25

I like that they used a lot of their own advice in writing the book - for example, using lists to give information, or including storytelling strategies. Some of it is a bit dated and I found the section for teachers to be a little naïve about what’s in a teacher’s locus of control. All that said, it was really illuminating and inclusive for all the ways ADD might present itself, and I saw myself in it a great deal.