I went 40 years without knowing about Adult ADHD. At first I was relieved to know that I wasn't crazy or the only one with these thoughts. But after learning more about it I felt sad. I wished I had known about this earlier in my life to prevent the many pitfalls and pain I and others suffered at the hands of my undiagnosed ADHD. And many of the books, although very informative, made me feel bad about myself. I had been told by my therapist that I should read "Delivered from Distraction". She felt it would really help and speak to me. So after weeks of procrastination I finally picked it up. This book was exactly what I needed! Hallowell not only wrote it with the ADHD reader in mind - you can and are enouraged to skip around to chapters that appeal to you - he was very encouraging about living with ADHD. He pointed out all of the positive attributes and illustrated the benefits with easy to read references of creative types, stories and his own successful life iving with ADHD. Hallowell's humorus, honest and direct approach really worked for me. Everything from questions, tables, outlines, etc. helped me understand my problem with getting past the negative feelings of having ADHD. At times, sections of the book sounded as if they were pulled from my mind and printed onto the pages. It was comforting and validating to read that many of the addictive thoughts I have had were due to ADHD and that I can overcome them. If you want to feel better about yourself and learn in the process, I highly recommend this book. I have read six others and I have found this one to be the most helpful. Good luck!Get more detail about Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder.
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