Excellent ADD educator

Excellent discussion of various facets of ADHD, including executive functions, various attention and processing problems and their effects. This is also one of the best books I've seen explaining the physiology of ADD at cellular level, and details on treatment and medication that I haven't found elsewhere. The text is early college level. It's well written and clear, but it's not fluffy light reading.

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Attention Deficit Disorder

I found this book informative with very current, new ideas. I knew that ADD ran in our family but after reading this book, I realize that there are manifestations of it that I had never considered ADD. Now I realize that even more of us have this condition. We present with diverse symptoms, abilities and coping strategies but according to this book they are caused by the same types of brain problems. That makes very good sense to me. It explains a great deal. I am 63 years old and have known 6 generations of my family from my great grandfather to my grandchildren. There are some with ADD in each generation. What I used to think of as quirks I now realize are ADD traits. This book has allowed me to be gentler on myself and members of my family. I bought 4 copies of this book and am giving them to family members. I hope that they will find this information as helpful as I have.

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Excellent and Authoritative

The author of this wonderful book combines neuroscience and phychology to help dispel some the myths people have surrounding Attention Deficit Disorder. I could hardly put it down and often found myself lost within the pages for minutes on end. Much better than 'Driven to Distraction' IMO. Damn, what time was that meeting tomorrow? Oh yeah, I actually bought this for a family member who suffers from ADHD, so the doctor says. I'm thinking about buying a copy for everyone in my immediate family and probobly even a few distant cousins I haven't seen in years. Man, I wonder how old Doris is now anyway. Wasn't she the one that was adopted? No, now that I think about it I'm pretty sure that was Greg. Doris must have been the one with the irritable bowel.

Anywho, this book has helped me out tremedously and is easily the best I have read on the topic. Highly recommended!

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