books by Edward M. Md Hallowell (attention childhood lifelong)

books by Edward M. Md Hallowell

books:

Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder

66 reviews
Edward M. Md Hallowell, John J. Md Ratey

Ballantine Books, 2005

Adult ADD
I was recently diagnosed with ADD, I am a 27 year old female and it was a long road to a diagnosis. After years of living bellow my capabilities and failing at everything I tried, i read this book and it seemed to tell my life story. Everything seemed so clear now, why I couldn't hold a job, be on time, finish college. I don't know why a doctor never noticed this before. When I went to ...

The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness: Five Steps to Help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong Joy

17 reviews
Edward M. Md Hallowell

Ballantine Books, 2003

I wonder what he says about video games
I haven't read the book, so I'll use a 5-star review like everyone else just to not slant the outcome. But I wonder what he says about video games. They are a form of play but in my mind don't enforce a human connection. And I've been hearing stories lately (on NPR etc.) about people who can't get their adult kids to be productive members of society because they just want to play video games.

Worry

16 reviews
Edward M. Md Hallowell

Ballantine Books, 1998

Help for the common man and woman
I picked up Dr. Hallowell's book about three years ago. I was in a horrible job with a demanding and verbally abusive boss and thought I had died and gone to Hell. On more than one occasion I seriously considered driving my car into a tree just to avoid having to go to work another miserable day. I was in counseling with a psychologist at the time who, though quite a funny guy, was of no help to ...