Driven To Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through AdulthoodFocusing on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) as a life-long neurological problem that affects adults as well as children, this definitive book describes the various forms ADD takes, how professionals distinguish ADD patterns from "unacceptable" behavior, and how medication and behavior modification techniques can balance its negative and positive aspects. |
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