Delivered from Distraction

Paperback, 416 pages

English language

Published Dec. 27, 2005 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-345-44231-4

(4 reviews)

"In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies, our awareness of the role of diet and exercise, even the way we define the disorder-all are changing radically. In this new book, Drs. Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey build on the breakthroughs of Driven to Distraction to offer a comprehensive and entirely up-to-date guide to living a rich and productive life with ADD." "Tailored expressly to ADD learning styles and attention spans, Delivered from Distraction provides accessible, engaging discussions of every aspect of the condition, including new diagnostic procedures; whether ADD runs in families; links between ADD and other conditions; ways people with ADD can free up their inner talents; the truth about the new drugs and how they work; exciting advances in …

"In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies, our awareness of the role of diet and exercise, even the way we define the disorder-all are changing radically. In this new book, Drs. Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey build on the breakthroughs of Driven to Distraction to offer a comprehensive and entirely up-to-date guide to living a rich and productive life with ADD." "Tailored expressly to ADD learning styles and attention spans, Delivered from Distraction provides accessible, engaging discussions of every aspect of the condition, including new diagnostic procedures; whether ADD runs in families; links between ADD and other conditions; ways people with ADD can free up their inner talents; the truth about the new drugs and how they work; exciting advances in nonpharmaceutical therapies; sexual problems associated with ADD and how to resolve them; and strategies for dealing with procrastination, clutter, and chronic forgetfulness. Delivered from Distraction is a wise, nurturing guide to releasing the positive energy that all people with ADD hold inside. Book jacket."--Jacket.

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ssweeny reviewed Delivered from Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell

Delivered from Distraction

4 stars

A former coworker of mine mentioned that he'd recently been diagnosed with ADHD and his therapist had recommended this book to him.

Very on-brand, the author recommends early on that you skip around to different sections of the book depending on what seems relevant to you.

I thought the early sections about the history of ADHD as a diagnosis and the various elements that may or may not manifest with it were fascinating. I don't have a diagnosis but I definitely recognized traits that I share from these sections.

Later on the topics get more specialized (dealing with your own ADHD, dealing with a child with it, etc.) and I was almost grateful to have "permission" to skip around at that point. Most of these later sections were not super relevant to me but I can definitely see them being a useful resource for folks in the relevant situations.

Definitely …

A former coworker of mine mentioned that he'd recently been diagnosed with ADHD and his therapist had recommended this book to him.

Very on-brand, the author recommends early on that you skip around to different sections of the book depending on what seems relevant to you.

I thought the early sections about the history of ADHD as a diagnosis and the various elements that may or may not manifest with it were fascinating. I don't have a diagnosis but I definitely recognized traits that I share from these sections.

Later on the topics get more specialized (dealing with your own ADHD, dealing with a child with it, etc.) and I was almost grateful to have "permission" to skip around at that point. Most of these later sections were not super relevant to me but I can definitely see them being a useful resource for folks in the relevant situations.

Definitely a good primer for anyone curious about ADHD and wanting to know more before maybe getting a diagnosis.