Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder

Whether you have AD/HD, ADD trait, or are just the product of our ADD world, this book provides valuable, insightful, and practical information and advice for living in the 21st Century. Delivered from Distraction gives the reader up-to-date information on the history, diagnosis, and treatment of ADD. Hallowell has a straight forward and easy to understand communication style. He tells stories which bring the subject to life, including stories about his self disclosed ADD. Anyone wishing to live a happier, healthier, more whole life, (especially if you have or live with someone who has ADD), will benefit from reading (listening to) this book.

All educators, HR professionals and parents should read this book, along with those who are concerned that they might have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Doctors Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey obviously know what they are talking about: Both have coped with ADD and flourished, in part due to it. They share case studies that illustrate how harrowing life with ADD can be, but they never relinquish their supportive tone. In fact, the book is so reassuring, and so consistently champions the possibilities of treatment and a successful life, that this advocacy is probably its main (though minor) weakness. The authors sound a positive note so strongly that it may overstate the case. This is most evident when cheering the successes of children with ADD, and schools that support them. That one fleck of salt aside, this book is very careful. It discusses the possibilities, even the likelihoods, of misdiagnoses. It reviews mainstream treatments, other treatments for which much professional experience but few studies exist, and new or experimental treatments for which little data exists, describing each and distinguishing among them. Given that it is organized to take the target audience's needs into account, and full of rich metaphors and personal asides, getAbstract finds this book as pleasant as it is useful.

This was a very easy to listen to (even for someone with ADHD!), well structured, helpful 'book' on ADHD. It covers the physiological and social factors that affect ADHD and presents a range of options (pharmaceutical, lifestyle, nutritional etc.) for alleviating or managing symptoms. I feel that it spent a disproportionate amount of time discussing diagnostic options, and could only be improved if the authors dedicated more time to presenting behavioural/lifestyle changes, as this is an aspect of treatment that generally is given insufficient attention.

This is an excellent book for those who have ADD/ADHD, or a love one who has it. This book is easy to read, gets to the point (that were not crazy), and is very informative.

This is insane! For 28 years (my whole life) I couldn't understand what the hell was wrong with me. Why I had to read lines over and over. Why I got so bored with family or waiting for people to get to the point; Why my grades in school were bad... I knew I wasn't totally stupid, but I could never figure out why information never got absorbed....

FINALLY.... Finally someone is putting into words, what I could NEVER, EVER explain to my family and friends. I'm only into Chapter 5 so far, and I give the book a 5 star. It's as though you think you're the only person in the world that had to live like this and everyone around you is functioning just fine.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.