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Attention Deficit Disorder In Adults: Practical Help and Understanding Paperback – April 1, 1997

by Lynn Weiss PhD (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing; 3 edition (April 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0878339795
  • ISBN-13: 978-0878339792
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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3.0 out of 5 starsThis primarily deals with hyperactive type adhd
By T. Reinhardt on November 8, 2000
Format: Paperback
This book would probably be helpful in dealing with adhd that is hyperactive but if you have the primarily inattentive type...pass on this book. As a matter of fact, there is a quiz to "self-test" yourself. If you are primarily inattentive this test will not be accurate. In fact, as I re-call the author even says something to the effect if you don't have a positive on this test...you aren't adhd. Now, I know the field of adhd has changed and grown... and maybe the book just hasnt caught up. If you are adhd-hyperactive, I can see this book being helpful. If you arent hyperactive I cant see any help at all... in fact someone telling you you don't have something your doctor says you do have is only confusing. If you are a woman...."woman and add" is the best book i have read...and there is alot about inattentive type adhd.
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2.0 out of 5 starsThere are better books
By A Customer on November 7, 1999
Format: Paperback
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.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMy ADHD "bible"
By A Customer on August 3, 2001
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This book was great for me! It was as though the author had been living inside my brain. Some of the issues in this particular book did not particularly pertain to me, but most of them did. I have purchased several of these books and given them to people who have been diagnosed adult ADD or ADHD telling them to return it if they did not like it. If they did like it then they could reimburse me for it. So far 6 of 6 people have sent me a thank you note with a check for repayment. I have just ordered another copy of this book for my fiance to have for his own referance since this book does a much better job of explaining how I think, feel, act etc than I can!
Another book that I read just after being diagnosed and medicated for ADHD is "Safe People" by Cloud and Townsend. It helped me to re-set limits, re-define boundaries, and fine tune my interactions. It is also available on audio!
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4.0 out of 5 starsVery good info for starting out...
By A Customer on September 4, 2000
Format: Paperback
This was the first book that I read on the subject of adults with ADD, and a lot of the info in there was, for me, an awakening. Upon reading through the various chapters and coming across traits in others, I could point to it and go "Hey! So I'm not just wierd, that's normal for being ADD!" I also liked her attitude that ADD didn't actually mean one had a disorder or a deficit, as every individual who I'd told up to that point that I'd had it had relayed to me just how sorry they were for me that my brain was "that way". She did go a bit heavily on the emotional damage caused by being "differently brained", but her spiel is obviously on the damage done to self-esteem because of this inability to operate "normally". All in all it was a wonderful introductory book, and a wonderful gateway in to further reading and researching on adults with ADD.
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4.0 out of 5 starsOverview And Ideas For Coping
By A.Trendl HungarianBookstore.com VINE VOICE on November 29, 2002
Format: Paperback
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.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsGreat easy description of ADD

This is a Very nice description for ADD. I have enjoy reading this book.I do recommend it for professionals and for clients..

Published 1 month ago by fatimah
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Very basic resource for ADHD. There are many more books written by more experienced clinicians that I found to he useful. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat Prelimanary Resource

I enjoyed this book as I was struggling to figure out "what's WRONG with me"? Turns out, nothing is WRONG. I'm just wired differently. Read more

Published on September 2, 2012 by Carrie L. Diehl
1.0 out of 5 starsfrustrating

As the spouse of an ADD husband, I felt nothing but frustration after reading this "Practical Help and Understanding" book. Read more

Published on July 25, 2010 by jizzy
3.0 out of 5 starsToo soon to tell

I purchased 4 copies of this book for my wife, who is an MFT doing psychotherapy in Sacramento. Many of her clients suffer from ADD. Read more

Published on March 3, 2010 by J. Wilson
5.0 out of 5 starsGood book

The book arrived in excellent condition, the shipping time was great and I would definately order again!

Published on February 8, 2010 by Wendy Smith
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent workbook!

This is an excellent work book which helps me understand ADHD. Currently I'm using it in sessions with my counselor!

Published on January 7, 2010 by Denise Boulet
2.0 out of 5 starsDisappointed

I bought this book, suspecting that I might have Adult ADD. I was hoping to get a book that presented a general overview of the condition, with an emphasis on adults. Read more

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