Title: Condescending
Product review: Don't buy this one. Really. I'm baffled by the good reviews. I am newly diagnosed as ADD, and of the handful of books I've read so far, this was easily the most condescending and least useful. It is written on an 8th grade level, with loads of examples of fake character studies accompanied by "lessons" that are beyond obvious. For example, we meet "Bob," who has trouble with interpersonal relationships because he is always interrupting people. The advice the authors give is, if you resemble "Bob," you should remind yourself to let the other person finish speaking before you speak.The authors concede several times that they are not therapists or psychologists, just people with ADD. What they fail to add is that they aren't very good writers.A better choice is to read "Driven to Distraction" -- it's way better written, has much more information, and won't condescend to you in such an exasperating and tedious way. I also liked "Healing ADD."
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