The Brilliant Reality of ADHD
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EDITOR'S PICK by ADDitude Magazine ~"Full of teachable moments."
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Customer Reviews
Brilliant!
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11/11/2009
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Reviewer:
S. Howell
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Just read”The Brilliant Reality of ADHD” by Bryan Hutchinson. It is an insightful and extensive collection of some of his best blog posts from his website, adderworld.com in book form. He includes blogs about how he and we can find ways to cope with our ADHD, how it effects our relationships at home and work. His style of writing is has an ease to it as though you are talking with a friend over coffee; he writes with humor, and a positive perspective on the triumphs, pitfalls, and revelations of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult like I was. I can relate to his appreciation for the diagnosis of ADHD, albeit later in life. He resonates a particular truth for me, when he writes about relationships in his ’Ghosts of Relationships Past’, ‘Finding, Falling, and Staying in Love’, and his three part blog, ’Relationships Start Exciting, But What Happens Next.’ I particularly enjoy the posts concerning relationships, because that has been the most perplexing aspect of coming to terms with my adult ADHD. Bryan makes sense of the same confusion I felt in my first marriage and subsequent divorce. “The Brilliant Reality of ADHD” is an apt follow up to his first book, “One Boy’s Struggle: A Memoir”. Through his writing he seems to be moving forward from a diagnosis to finding context for his ADHD—and helping me do the same with his amiable and perceptive blog posts in “The Brilliant Reality…” and at adderworld.com. Thanks! Will recommend this book to anyone interested in a fresh perspective on adult ADHD.
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INSIGHTFUL, ENCOURAGING & EMPOWERING!!!
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05/18/2010
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Reviewer:
Dana A.
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As an ADDer mother of three ADDer kids, I have read more than my share of ADHD books in the past 15 years. While I do believe that it is crucial for all ADDers as well as parents of ADDers to educate themselves about the mental health aspect of this condition, it has been a "breath of fresh air" to finally discover a book that provides transparency into the "real" life of an ADDer! It is so comforting to know that I am NOT alone!
Chapter after chapter, I found myself relating to the ups and downs of ADHD. Page by page, I was so encouraged as I learned helpful & practical methods to overcome the daily difficulties of living with ADHD and parenting children diagnosed with ADHD.
In one chapter, I was laughing to myself about the hysterical and off-the-wall situations that ADDers continuously find themselves in! During another chapter, tears are softly flowing down my cheeks as I read Bryan's bittersweet story of when he was a child and he grew up hearing that he was "lazy, irresponsible and careless."
What I LOVED about reading this book is that Bryan provided positive, motivational and "real life" strategies for overcoming ADHD challenges. Bryan's insightful writing encourages and equips the readers to EMPOWER themselves to become the BEST person they were created to become!
Whether you are a parent of children diagnosed with ADHD, a professional working with ADDers, in a relationship with an ADDer or you were diagnosed with ADHD, I highly recommend reading this book.
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