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Title: Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults by Lynn, Ph.D. Weiss, Kenneth A. Bonnet Ph. D. ISBN: 0-87833-979-5 Publisher: Taylor Pub Pub. Date: June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.3 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I finally know why I see things differently!
Comment: If you have ADD, or someone close to you does, read this book. After I read it, I had my wife read it. Know she understands why I do the things I do. This book has been very helpful
Rating: 2
Summary: There are better books
Comment: If this is your first ADD book, you'll get a lot out of it. But otherwise you'll find yourself thinking you'd seen the topics put better elsewhere.
For my needs, I think Weiss spends WAY too much time dwelling on the frustration and "abuse" that ADDers have. I'm a newly diagnosed adult, but don't have a lot of emotional baggage like that, that I feel a need to dump. But if you're a "hurtin' pup" in terms of feeling dumped on for your short memory, inability to stick to things, and the like, you could get a lot of support from this book. I think Weiss considers ADDers more fragile that we are, so I felt somewhat talked down to in this book.
I will finish it, just because I don't want to miss anything. And some of the tips for helping you complete projects and stick to your schedule have merit. But most have been covered elsewhere.
BTW, my favorite ADD book so far is Thom Hartmann's "ADD Success Stories". I like the tone, I like his "Hunter/Farmer" theory/metaphor, I like the clinical explanations, and I LOVE the personal stories and tips on how to deal with ADD.
Rating: 4
Summary: Overview And Ideas For Coping
Comment: Grown-ups have ADD too. Lynn Weiss was the first to tell us so, and she brought the concept to national awareness.
Her title, "Attention Deficit Disorder In Adults" mises the pizzazz enjoyed by flashier titled books, but the content is succinct and superb. The much larger "Driven to Distraction" is more thorough, by far, but it also has 100 more pages. Weiss' gives the reader just enough to start the reader exploring ADD seriously for the first time.
Kenneth A. Bonnet Ph. D. is promoted with her, as he penned the introduction. Feel free to skip it; there is nothing useful there.
Just as anecdotal as any other psychology-related popularly written book, the reader will see several case studies to which he or she might relate.
Weiss lists and describes the emotional pain felt by most ADD sufferers, from self-esteem to anger and more.
She presents the positives of ADD, and how having it isn't a condemnation to a life of rags and sad frustrations.
Unlike some other books, Weiss isn't playing the game that ADD is a blessing, but she objectively acknowledges what it is, and what can be done about it. She discusses with candor romantic relationships. There is an excellent question-answer section for friends and family.
The best value comes from the chapter on restructuring. At a certain point, someone with ADD knows what's going on, but what they want to know is how to deal with it. Weiss shows the way with example charts that can realistically applied.
The singular drawback to this book is its need for an update. Research has been exploding with new ideas in medication, diagnoses and management. Weiss tackles all of this in a 60+ page Appendices section, with contact information for support groups, organizations, and sample official letters to interested parties. Year to year, these lists can quickly become out of date.
I'm a big fan of Weiss for the reason that through every one of her books, she's a pragmatist. No silly games of "I think I can, I think I can," but good old-fashioned how-tos.
Other helpful books in the ADD reader's library will be "Driven to Distraction" by Hallowell and Ratey, "Uncommon Gifts" by James Evans (very encouraging, especially for men), and "Managing Attention & Learning Disorders: Super Survival Strategies" by Elaine K. McEwan.
I fully recommend "Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults" by Lynn Weiss.
Anthony Trendl
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Title: A.D.D. on the Job: Making Your A.D.D. Work for You by Lynn, Ph.D. Weiss ISBN: 0878339175 Publisher: Taylor Pub Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith Kolberg, Kathleen Nadeau ISBN: 1583913580 Publisher: Brunner-Routledge Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: YOU MEAN I'M NOT LAZY, STUPID OR CRAZY?!: A Self-help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder by Kate Kelly, Peggy Ramundo ISBN: 0684815311 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 16 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey ISBN: 0684801280 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 02 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: View from the Cliff: A Course in Achieving Daily Focus by Lynn, Ph.D. Weiss ISBN: 0878332537 Publisher: Taylor Pub Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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