Positively ADD: Real Success Stories to Inspire Your Dreams - Hardcover

Gr. 7-10. "You're like a toaster! You just pop up all the time." James Carville remembers his mother's exasperated comment in this inspiring book, which profiles 17 adults who began dealing with attention deficit disorder in childhood. Along with political strategist Carville, subjects include a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, a major league pitcher, and a young Rhodes scholar. If their life paths are diverse, their stories of struggle and miserable school days are strikingly similar. The authors, parents of ADD children, wanted to write a book about "real people who have struggled with ADD and won the match." Without sugarcoating the problems, their positive book presents concrete advice from happy, successful adults. The text is well designed for readers with ADD; short chapters are broken into sections delineated by lively headings that are printed in boldface type. A list of resources and an informative question-and-answer section round out an encouraging, helpful book for teens with ADD as well as for their parents, teachers, and friends. Lynn Rutan
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