bileducks's review against another edition
This was really useful while waiting to confirm Joey's ADHD diagnosis, but we never got back to finishing the audiobook after he received treatment for it.
mutia's review
3.0
heavily focus on recognizing, not much on coping
or maybe because this is outdated and i didn't realize until i'm done reading
or maybe because this is outdated and i didn't realize until i'm done reading
heremireadz's review against another edition
4.0
This book uses stories of real people, from children to adults, that the author has treated for ADD in order to illustrate what it is like to have the disorder as well as how various people might cope with it. One of the author's main premises is that the diagnosis is actually the beginning of treatment. The author argues for a balanced approach of medication plus other supports. He describes how ADD might affect couples and families and how ADD might be manifested with other disorders. Of most interest to me was the section on recommendations for classroom teachers as well as the section on pseudo-ADD, which refers to our societal tendency to show some symptoms of ADD due to our cultural background, cultural expectations or values, and the rise of technology.
caedocyon's review against another edition
4.0
Read this fast because it was due at the library (amazing how a deadline focuses the mind, isn't it?). Overall it was good and helpful, if a little dated. I probably avoided the worst of the datedness by skimming what didn't feel interesting or relevant. The relationships section seemed miserably straight, so I barely read it. One sour note that did jump out was the theory that Americans have higher ADHD rates than Brits because ""our"" ancestors were suited to be colonists because they were impulsive. So Americans, or the only Americans you're talking to, are all WASPs whose ancestors have been here since the 1700s, is that what you meant to say?
The rating is for the stuff I didn't skim. Contains actually helpful tips beyond "make lists," and the more in-depth connections and case studies I was seeking about ADHD's connection with anxiety. Anxiety as a way to structure and organize your life, and getting depressed when you actually finish/succeed at the thing that's been your millstone. Trying to steer toward good addictions instead of curing yourself of them. (I think I might understand why I read the way I do... 12+ books at once, sometimes feels like binging on an addiction---I was going to try not to overindulge this year, and here I am waaaay ahead of schedule---the way I carried around at least one book at *all* times as a kid as a talisman against getting bored.)
Also that psych testing is often falsely negative (which was my suspicion even at the time). I was amused that the authors kept saying "but DON'T self-diagnose! ask your doctor!!" but it was very clear from the intro that they had both self-diagnosed as ADD.
The rating is for the stuff I didn't skim. Contains actually helpful tips beyond "make lists," and the more in-depth connections and case studies I was seeking about ADHD's connection with anxiety. Anxiety as a way to structure and organize your life, and getting depressed when you actually finish/succeed at the thing that's been your millstone. Trying to steer toward good addictions instead of curing yourself of them. (I think I might understand why I read the way I do... 12+ books at once, sometimes feels like binging on an addiction---I was going to try not to overindulge this year, and here I am waaaay ahead of schedule---the way I carried around at least one book at *all* times as a kid as a talisman against getting bored.)
Also that psych testing is often falsely negative (which was my suspicion even at the time). I was amused that the authors kept saying "but DON'T self-diagnose! ask your doctor!!" but it was very clear from the intro that they had both self-diagnosed as ADD.
salciaart's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
nataalia_sanchez's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0