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Post by tootallmom on Jan 19, 2011 14:32:14 GMT -5
Hello all, DS (18) is imploding in college/life right now, as I suspected he might once he graduated.  I am looking for recommendations for easy read books for (dyslexic) young adults on coping with ADD in adult hood. I had been recomended "Delivered From Distraction" which has been reviewed here, but am wondering if there are any others out there? Debbie |
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Post by michellea on Jan 19, 2011 14:41:01 GMT -5
Learning Outside the Lines by Jonathon Mooney is supposed to be great - I believe it is available in audio format. If specifically addressed learning and attention issues in college (johnathon Mooney dealt with both but successfully graduated from Brown).
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Post by healthy11 on Jan 19, 2011 15:08:25 GMT -5
Chris Ziegler Dendy is considered an expert on teens/adolescents with ADHD...see some of the books on her site, chrisdendy.com/products.htm |
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Post by SharonF on Jan 20, 2011 8:49:00 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about his struggles, TooTall. Not fun. How about "Keeping A Head in School" by Mel Levine? It is written for students. It's not just about LDs. It talks about problems with attention and anything that gets in the way of learning. www.amazon.com/Keeping-Head-School-Abilities-Disorders/dp/0838820697Read the reviews at the end of that amazon page. |
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Post by tootallmom on Jan 20, 2011 13:08:54 GMT -5
Thanks everyone,,,,I am going to check out everyone's recommendations!  How about suggestions for books for adults with ADD and coping with life in general? I suspect DS is not going to be in college for the long term, if at all. Debbie |
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Post by SharonF on Jan 20, 2011 14:26:04 GMT -5
Debbie-- I wish our kids could learn that kind of lesson from a book. There ARE books out there about that topic. Again, I go back to Mel Levine. I think he did a pretty good job with "Ready or Not, Here Life Comes" and even "The Myth of Laziness." www.amazon.com/Ready-Not-Here-Life-Comes/dp/0743262247But based on my own kids (especially my son), most young adults who struggle with reading/traditional instruction don't want to learn from a book. Especially books about LDs/ADHD. They aren't inspired by real-life rags-to-riches stories of dyslexics or ADHDers who overcame. And they don't want to read some Ph.D (even if he is smart and has a beard--LOL) tell them they can make it if they try hard. (Ph.D/smart/beard is a reference to: millermom.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Education&thread=11640&page=1 ) If you think your son *is* interested in reading about how to cope with ADHD/LDs as an adult, those might be good. But don't be heartbroken if he's not interested--or doesn't follow their advice. He may have to try things his way for awhile. It may not be pretty to watch. But if he's like my son, yours may learn more from his mistakes than he would from a book. |
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Post by tootallmom on Jan 20, 2011 14:43:13 GMT -5
As usual Sharon you are reading my mind.  I know he wouldn't read an entire book, however I was hoping to find one simple enough that he might attempt it. Even a pamphlet size would work, with lots of pictures ;D |
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Post by healthy11 on Jan 20, 2011 17:14:32 GMT -5
Take a look at Chris Dendy's ~ one was written by her son, and has a "family photo" on the front, of him doing aerobatic jumps on his bike off a pier into a lake, I think...maybe a book written by a "peer" would hold your son's interest. (although my son, like Sharon mentioned, is not really interested in reading about ADHD because he feels he lives it and already knows what it's like, so he doesn't care about anyone else's views)
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I am looking for recommendations for easy read books for (dyslexic) young adults on coping with ADD in adult hood. I had been recomended "Delivered From Distraction" which has been reviewed here, but am wondering if there are any others out there?
I know he wouldn't read an entire book, however I was hoping to find one simple enough that he might attempt it. Even a pamphlet size would work, with lots of pictures ;D