| Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood [Paperback]
By Dr. Edward M. Hallowell, Dr. John J. Ratey, John J. M.D. Ratey, Edward Ml Hallowell, Ned Hallowell
ISBN: 9780684801285 ASIN: B003FVOKBG ASIN: B0095HE62C ASIN: B002E64R5M ASIN: B002OSKMHW ASIN: B001VP3X4S
Published: 1995
Number of Pages: 319
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback |
Pricing & Availability:Additional Details:
Product Type: Book
Publisher: Touchstone
Description: This clear and valuable book dispels a variety of myths about attention deficit disorder (ADD). Since both authors have ADD themselves, and both are successful medical professionals, perhaps there's no surprise that the two myths they attack most persistently are: (a) that ADD is an issue only for children; and (b) that ADD corresponds simply to limited intelligence or limited self-discipline. "The word disorder puts the syndrome entirely in the domain of pathology, where it should not entirely be. Although ADD can generate a host of problems, there are also advantages to having it, advantages that this book will stress, such as high energy, intuitiveness, creativity, and enthusiasm, and they are completely overlooked by the 'disorder' model." The authors go on to cite Mozart and Einstein as examples of probable ADD sufferers. (The problem as they see it is not so much attention deficit but attention inconsistency: "Most of us with ADD can in fact hyperfocus at times.") Although they warn against overdiagnosis, they also do a convincing job of answering the criticism that "everybody, and therefore nobody" has ADD. Using numerous case studies and a discussion of the way ADD intersects with other conditions (e.g., depression, substance abuse, and obsessive-compulsive disorder), they paint a concrete picture of the syndrome's realities. Especially helpful are the lists of tips for dealing with ADD in a child, a partner, or a family member. --Richard Farr |
Library of Congress Control Number
- LC control Number:
94040712 - LC control Number:
94040712 - LC control Number:
94-40712International Standard Book Number:
0684801280:
0684801280 (pbk.) ::
0684801280 : - Terms of availability:
$12.00Library of Congress Call Number
- Classification number:
RC394.A85 - Classification number:
RC'394'A85'H35'1995 - Item number:
H35 1995Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- Edition number:
20 - Classification number:
616.85/89Main Entry - Personal Name
- Personal name:
Hallowell, Edward M - Personal name:
Hallowell, Edward M.Title Statement
- Title:
Driven to distraction : - Title:
Driven to distraction : recognizing and coping with attention deficit disorder from childhood through adulthood / Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey - Remainder of title:
recognizing and coping with attention deficit disorder from childhood through adulthood / - Statement of responsibility, etc.:
Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey. - Statement of responsibility, etc.:
Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey - Statement of responsibility, etc.:
Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey. - Statement of responsibility, etc.:
Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey..Edition Statement:
1st ed.:
1st Touchstone ed:
1st Touchstone ed.Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
- Place of publication, distribution, etc.:
New York : - Place of publication, distribution, etc.:
New York, NY : - Place of publication, distribution, etc.:
Toronto, Ont. : Simon and Schuster - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.:
Simon & Schuster, - Date of publication, distribution, etc.:
1995 - Date of publication, distribution, etc.:
1995, c1994. - Date of publication, distribution, etc.:
1995.Projected Publication Date:
9503Physical Description
- Extent:
319 p. - Extent:
xii, 319 ; - Extent:
xii, 319 p. - Extent:
xii, 319 p. : - Extent:
xii, 319 p. ; - Other physical details:
ill. ; - Dimensions:
22 cm - Dimensions:
22 cm.General Note:
"A Touchstone book.":
Accompanied by audio cassettes (2 v.) in container, 12 x 18 cm.:
Bibliogr.:
Previously published, New York , Pantheon Books, 1994.:
Previously published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1994:
Previously published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1994.Bibliography, etc. Note
- Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-298) and index - Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-298) and index. - Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Local Notes:
10 23:
27Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
- Topical term or geographic name entry element:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - Topical term or geographic name entry element:
Attention-deficit disorder in adults - Topical term or geographic name entry element:
Attention-deficit disorder in adults--Popular works - Topical term or geographic name entry element:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - Topical term or geographic name entry element:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Popular works - Form subdivision:
Popular works - Form subdivision:
Popular works. - General subdivision:
Popular works - General subdivision:
Popular works.Added Entry - Personal Name
- Personal name:
Hallowell, Edward M. - Personal name:
Ratey, John J. - Personal name:
Ratey, John J., - Dates associated with a name:
1948-