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A review by oliviagtz
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by John J. Ratey, Edward M. Hallowell
5.0
This is a must read for anyone! It has helped me to be more understanding to my loved ones and colleagues with ADD.
"While trying harder helps just about everything, telling someone with ADD to try harder is no more helpful than telling someone who is nearsighted to squint harder. It misse[s] the biological point."
The positive attributes of an ADD personality can come to the fore with the proper treatment, "attributes like creativity, originality, the ability to think outside the box, tenacity and grit, big-heartedness, entrepreneurialism, and humor."
"While trying harder helps just about everything, telling someone with ADD to try harder is no more helpful than telling someone who is nearsighted to squint harder. It misse[s] the biological point."
The positive attributes of an ADD personality can come to the fore with the proper treatment, "attributes like creativity, originality, the ability to think outside the box, tenacity and grit, big-heartedness, entrepreneurialism, and humor."