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Clear, concise, and leavened with humor, Answers to Distraction provides advice about coping with and overcoming the symptoms of ADD--symptoms that range from chronic procrastination to the hyperactive search for stimulation. Simultaneous trade paperback with Bantam. --This text refers to the cassette edition of this title.

Synopsis:

The authors of the New York Times bestseller Driven to Distraction now provide an essential "user's guide" for the estimated 15 million North Americans suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), their family members, and all concerned professionals. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title.

Synopsis:

From the authors of Driven to Distraction--their bestselling study of Attention Deficit Disorder--here is a new book that answers the most frequently asked questions about ADD. The result is a "user's guide to the disorder presented in a question-and-answer format. Accessible, concise, and leavened with humor, Answers to Distraction is an indispensable volume for the estimated 15 million Americans with ADD, and for their families, friends, teachers, psychologists, and counselors.--This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title.

From the Publisher :

In Driven to Distraction, Drs. Hallowell and Ratey revealed why millions of adults and children are chronic underachievers, caught up in persistent problems in school, at work, and at home. The cause is not lack of self-discipline, but, rather, an inborn neurological condition, Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD.

Answers To Distraction provides practical solutions to the dilemmas of ADD. This "user's guide" to ADD is presented in question-and-answer format ideal for even the most distractible reader. Each chapter covers a specific aspect of ADD, such as ADD in women, ADD and aggression, ADD and addiction, or ADD and work. The authors provide advice for teachers on recognizing ADD and helping students to cope, plus extraordinary insights into the relationship difficulties caused by ADD. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title.

From Balance Check:

Short questions and answers organized in themes or topics. Easy to pick up and read a little, put down, and come back later. Answers are easy to find.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. You Mean There's Actually a Name for It?
   Toward a Definition of ADD
2. To Be Here and There and Everywhere
   ADD in Children - Parents' Questions
   ADD in Children - Young Children's Questions
   ADD in Children - Adolescents' Questions
3. Making or Breaking the Spirit of the Child
   Teachers and ADD
4. Work Smarter, Not Just Harder
   ADD and Work
5. Perchance to Dream
   ADD in Women
6. Making Up Your Mind
   New Tips on the Nonmedication Treatment of ADD
7. You Are My Sunshine
   ADD in Couples
8. Taming the Big Struggle
   ADD and the Family
9. The Unfinished Symphony
   ADD and Creativity
10. Fact or Fad?
    The Diagnosis of ADD
11. The Brain's Behind It
    The Biology of ADD
12. Whence It Came
    The Genetic Basis of ADD
13. What's in a Pill?
    Treating ADD with Medication
14. A Wretched Excess
    ADD and Addiction
15. The Gemlike Flame
    Aggression and Anger in ADD
16. The Doctors' Dilemmas
    Questions from Health Professionals on the Treatment of ADD

1. APPENDICES
   1. Fifty Tips on the Management of Adult ADD
   2. Twenty-Five Tips on the Management of ADD in Families
   3. Twenty-Five Tips on the Management of ADD in Couples
   4. Where To Go for Help