Answers to DistractionIn Answers to Distraction, Drs. Hallowell and Ratey respond to the questions their enormous and expanding audience has most often asked them about ADD.The result is a "user's guide" to ADD presented in a question-and-answer format ideal for even the most distractable reader. Each chapter covers a specific element of ADD, enabling readers to find quickly the aspect that most concerns them, such as ADD in women, ADD and aggression, or ADD and work. The authors provide advice for teachers on recognizing ADD and helping students cope with it and, in a special section, give easy-to-understand explanations for children and adolescents who have ADD. Accessible, concise, and leavened with humor, Answers to Distraction is an indispensable volume for anyone interested in, or affected by, Attention Deficit Disorder. |
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You Mean Theres Actually a Name for It? | 3 |
To Be Here and There and Everywhere | 18 |
Making or Breaking the Spirit of the Child | 72 |
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