Book Recommendations

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood
by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey, 1994

Through vivid stories of their patients' experiences, Drs. Hallowell and Ratey now offer a comprehensive overview of one of the most controversial psychiatric diagnoses of our day. They show the varied forms ADD takes -- and the transforming impact of precise diagnosis and treatment. And, as successful professionals who are both living with ADD, they extend a message of hope and compassion to all listeners struggling with ADD in their own lives or in the lives of loved ones. I think this book is so important, I made it required reading for my pre-service education students. Buy a copy for yourself and an extra to loan to parents. ISBN: 0684801280