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Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
John J. Ratey, Edward M. Hallowell
4.08 AVERAGE
314 reviews for:
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
John J. Ratey, Edward M. Hallowell
4.08 AVERAGE
Great overview of the disorder, including general tips for management and treatment. I really enjoyed the case studies, which were well-written and read almost like novels.
There is still limited research and resources for delayed diagnosis of ADHD in adults. This book touches on how to manage a diagnosis as an adult. Adult diagnosis often follows after years of compensating for an undiagnosed neurological condition. This comes with social stigma, childhood struggles, job crises, and a lifetime of disruptive restlessness. Additionally, ADHD in adults is often diagnosed when a partial diagnosis of other comorbid mental health condition is made but treatment is not entirely successful.
This book could use an update since it referenced an outdated DSM, but it is still useful.
This book could use an update since it referenced an outdated DSM, but it is still useful.
Interesting read, wish they would change some word uses in this book, information is old, but like how it is written
hopeful
informative
The most helpful part of this book was probably the last 15-20% of it. I did not find the many case studies very interesting or relevant, perhaps because this book is a little dated and seems geared toward adults who are not sure whether or not they have ADD. Since I am looking for ways to help our children and to understand them better, this wasn’t a bad starting point, but I wish I had spent more time skimming to get to the parts that were most helpful earlier. I’m in possession of the follow-up book; perhaps that will be more useful.
informative
slow-paced
The information was helpful, but the writing style was less than engaging.
This was very informative, but, as should probably be expected in a book written by two white men MD psychiatrists, the medical model is emphasized in sometimes gatekeepery way, and the differential experiences/impacts depending on marginalized identities isn't discussed, with the exception of men vs women.
I first heard if this book from a podcast where they were talking about ADD and decided to pick it up because I was relating so much to everything they were saying about living with ADD.
This book is incredibly informative and easy to read. It may seem daunting at first but the author makes you feel comfortable with the subject and with soothing your concerns if you have any about whether you or your child may have ADD. My only question is if the material in it is outdated or not since it was written in the early 90s.
This book is incredibly informative and easy to read. It may seem daunting at first but the author makes you feel comfortable with the subject and with soothing your concerns if you have any about whether you or your child may have ADD. My only question is if the material in it is outdated or not since it was written in the early 90s.
This book be helpful in identifying ADD and ADHD. However, I found that it started to get repetitive in telling the stories. I would have liked it if it was a shorter and more concise. It’s a good book for the general public.