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

3.0

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.