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Driven to distraction : recognizing and coping with attention deficit disorder from childhood through adulthood / Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Anchor Books, (c)2011.Edition: 1st Anchor books edDescription: xviii, 382 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0307743152
  • 9780307743152
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • RC394.A85.R233.D758 2011
  • RC394.H193.D758 2011
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Contents:
What is Attention Deficit Disorder? ; "I sang in my chains like the sea" : the child with ADD ; "Sequence ravelled out of sound" : adult ADD Living and loving with ADD : ADD in couples The big struggle : ADD and the family Parts of the elephant : subtypes of ADD How do I know if I have it? : the steps toward diagnosis What can you do about it? : the treatment of ADD A local habitation and a name : the biology of ADD Appendix : where to find help.
Summary: "Through vivid stories and case histories of patients--both adults and children ... [the authors] explore the varied forms ADHD takes, from hyperactivity to daydreaming. They dispel common myths, offer practical coping tools, and give a thorough accounting of all treatment options as well as tips for helping a diagnosed child, partner, or family member. But most importantly, they focus on the positives that can come with this 'disorder'--including high energy, intuitiveness, creativity, and enthusiasm"--Page 4 of cover.
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Reference (Library Use ONLY) G. Allen Fleece Library Reference (1st floor - front of library) RES RC394.A85 H35 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available CNS6420 | EDU5642 31923001807896

"Now revised and updated"--Cover.

"Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form by Pantheon Books ... in 1994, and subsequently published in paperback by Touchstone ... in 1995"--Title page verso.

What is Attention Deficit Disorder? ; "I sang in my chains like the sea" : the child with ADD ; "Sequence ravelled out of sound" : adult ADD Living and loving with ADD : ADD in couples The big struggle : ADD and the family Parts of the elephant : subtypes of ADD How do I know if I have it? : the steps toward diagnosis What can you do about it? : the treatment of ADD A local habitation and a name : the biology of ADD Appendix : where to find help.

"Through vivid stories and case histories of patients--both adults and children ... [the authors] explore the varied forms ADHD takes, from hyperactivity to daydreaming. They dispel common myths, offer practical coping tools, and give a thorough accounting of all treatment options as well as tips for helping a diagnosed child, partner, or family member. But most importantly, they focus on the positives that can come with this 'disorder'--including high energy, intuitiveness, creativity, and enthusiasm"--Page 4 of cover.

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