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Delivered From Distraction: Get the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder (Unabridged)

Delivered From Distraction: Get the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder (Unabridged)

by Edward M. Hallowell

In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Widely recognized as the classic in the field, the book has sold more than a million copies. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies, our understanding of the role of diet and exercise, even the way we define the disorder–all are changing radically. And... (more)

ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life

by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Judith Kolberg

Consumer text focuses on the particular dilemmas and challenges of adults with ADD. Provides organizational skills for life, allowing energy to be focused on strengths, rather than disorder, through the use of humor and compassion. Softcover.

Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood

Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood

by Edward M. Hallowell

Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes -- from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming -- and the transforming impact of precise diagnosis and treatment.

You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

by Kate Kelly, Peggy Ramundo

With over a quarter million copies in print, You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! is one of the bestselling books on attention deficit disorder (ADD) ever written. There is a great deal of literature about children with ADD. But what do you do if you have ADD and aren't a child anymore? This indispensable reference -- the first of its kind written for adults with ADD by adults with ADD -- focuses on the... (more)

Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD: Beyond Piles, Palms, & Post-its

Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD: Beyond Piles, Palms, & Post-its

by Terry Matlen

Women with AD/HD tormented by the daily chores and decisions needed to survive in a world of linear thinking will find solace in this self-help guide. Offering a collection of practical solutions to seemingly simple daily problems, this book will help to relieve the guilt and anxiety so many women have when they feel they don't measure up to the norms of today's society. These proven gems of wisdom, submitted by... (more)

Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults

Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults

by Ph. D. Thomas E. Brown

A leading expert in assessment and treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder dispels myths and offers clearly written, science-based, practical information about treatments. Dr. Brown sets forth a bold new understanding of ADD/ADHD and offers compelling examples of the daily life challenges it presents for children, adolescents, and adults. "Thorough and compassionate.... (more)

A Mind Apart: Travels in a Neurodiverse World

A Mind Apart: Travels in a Neurodiverse World

by Susanne Antonetta

In A Mind Apart , Susanne Antonetta draws on her personal experience with manic depression, as well as interviews with people with multiple personality disorder, autism, schizophrenia, and other "neuroatypical" conditions, to construct a fascinating portrait of how the world shapes itself in minds that are profoundly different from the norm. As with her previous book, which Michael Pollan praised in the New York... (more)

Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD

Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD

by Daniel G. Amen

Using breakthrough diagnostic techniques, Dr. Daniel Amen has discovered that there are six distinct types of ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), each requiring a different treatment. With recommendations for prescription drugs, nutraceutical therapy, cognitive reprogramming, parenting and educational strategies, biofeedback, self-hypnosis and more, this revolutionary approach can lead sufferers of ADD to a normal,... (more)

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

by John J. Ratey, Eric Hagerman

A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist John J. Ratey, MD. Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: Aerobic exercise... (more)

Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child

Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child

by Jeffrey Freed

Requiring only ten minutes a day, the program revealed in this groundbreaking book provides an effective, step-by-step method for helping children with Attention Deficit Disorder develop their special skills and individual learning styles and excel in a classroom setting.

The Middle of Somewhere

by J. B. Cheaney

Veronica Sparks is hitting the road! She has practically memorized Seize the Way: Ten Weeks to SuperSize Your Life! and she is going to shake the dust of her little town off her shoes and see the world! Well, someday. For now she's hitting the road in an RV with her cantankerous grandfather at the wheel and her hyperactive little brother in the backseat. Ronnie's grandfather is a wind prospector, and they are... (more)

The N.D.D. Book: How Nutrition Deficit Disorder Affects Your Child's Learning, Behavior, and Health, and What You Can Do About It--Without Drugs (Sears Parenting Library)

The N.D.D. Book: How Nutrition Deficit Disorder Affects Your Child's Learning, Behavior, and Health, and What You Can Do About It--Without Drugs (Sears Parenting Library)

by William Sears M. D.

The Sears Parenting Library's latest addition is an exploration of how nutrition affects the brains and behavior of youngsters. N.D.D., or Nutrition Deficit Disorder, as coined by Dr. Bill Sears, is based on the idea that if "you put junk food into a child's brain, you get back junk behavior and learning." Dr. Sears will explore the latest scientific research on the effects of nutrition on the brain. He will... (more)

Brains That Work A Little Bit Differently: Recent Discoveries About Common Brain Diversities

Put Yourself in Their Shoes: Understanding Teenagers With Attention Deficit Hyperactvitiy Disorder

Put Yourself in Their Shoes: Understanding Teenagers With Attention Deficit Hyperactvitiy Disorder

by Harvey C. Parker

Put Yourself in Their Shoes does just what the title saysgive the reader a sense of what it is like to be an adolescent with ADHD. Put Yourself in Their Shoes contains up-to-date information on how ADHD affects the lives of adolescents at home, in school, in the workplace, and in social relationships. Whether you are just learning about ADHD or are already quite informed about this common disorder, you will... (more)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 4

The Battle of the Labyrinth

by Rick Riordan

As an incoming freshman, Percy isn't expecting his high school orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse. In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half Blood grows more... (more)

Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have The Wiggle Fidgets

Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have The Wiggle Fidgets

by Barbara Esham

David doesn't know how he ends up in such situations. At the time, it just seems like a great idea. His teacher, Mrs. Gorski, has had aout enough; he can tell by the way her voice changes when she speaks to him. This time, he believes that he has come up with the best idea yet. The perfect plan to make everything better.

How High The Wall: A Novel

by David A. Ross

Carter Finally Gets It

by Brent Crawford

Meet Will Carter, but feel free to call him Carter. (Yes, he knows it's a lazy nickname, but he didn't have much say in the matter.) Here are five things you should know about him: 1. He has a stuttering problem, particularly around boobs and belly buttons. 2. He battles Attention Deficit Disorder every minute of every day...unless he gets distracted. 3. He's a virgin, mostly because he's no... (more)

When Too Much Isn't Enough: Ending the Destructive Cycle of AD/HD and Addictive Behavior

When Too Much Isn't Enough: Ending the Destructive Cycle of AD/HD and Addictive Behavior

by Wendy Richardson

Don't let AD/HD ruin your life. Ever feel out of control--like you just can't get enough food, gambling, sex, or alcohol? Have you ever been diagnosed with or suspected that you might suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? If so, AD/HD could be fueling your addiction. Even more serious, undiagnosed or untreated AD/HD might be undermining your recovery efforts. Family therapist and addiction... (more)

ADAPT: Attention deficit accommodation plan for teaching ; teacher accommodation planbook

ADAPT: Attention deficit accommodation plan for teaching ; teacher accommodation planbook

by Harvey C. Parker PhD

A guide to help teachers write accommodation plans for students with ADD, this resource also helps students plan assignments and track daily performance. Packaged in sets of four ADAPT plan-books.

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by Edward M. Hallowell

by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Judith Kolberg

by Edward M. Hallowell

by Kate Kelly, Peggy Ramundo

by Terry Matlen

by Ph. D. Thomas E. Brown

by Susanne Antonetta

by Daniel G. Amen

by John J. Ratey, Eric Hagerman

by Jeffrey Freed

by J. B. Cheaney

by William Sears M. D.

by Harvey C. Parker

by Rick Riordan

by Barbara Esham

by David A. Ross

by Brent Crawford

by Wendy Richardson

by Harvey C. Parker PhD