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A.D.D. & Romance | 
 enlarge | Author: Jonathan Halverstadt
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 35985
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 087833209X
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.7
UPC: 021692002097
EAN: 9780878332090
ASIN: 087833209X
Publication Date: October 25, 1998
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Product Description
For any couple with an ADD partner, this book will help create a more passionate and dynamic relationship.
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 Fair Read September 4, 2008
Doctor Dee (New York, NY)
This book offered less than what I had hoped. It's not a bad read. I picked up one or two pointers. I'm still waiting for the non-ADD spouse to write on the same topic!
 psychologist w/ ADD's view May 15, 2008
Robert M. Dick (raleigh,nc)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
one of my specialties is therapy w/ adult ADD folks, including myself. I'm unusually happily married this time. this book wld be very useful for folks who learn thru reading, both ADD folks & those who love them. the religious references can be ignored if not relevant to u. Dr Bob
Extremely Helpful Book April 29, 2008
Paige Parker (Bountiful, UT United States)
This book very clearly and simply outlines the many problems ADD can cause in a relationship, without trying to make the partner diagnosed with ADD feel like the "bad guy". After all, it is a medical condition. However, like any medical condition, you need to manage it and this book gives wonderful advice on how to do that. Highly recommended for anyone who has or is with someone who has ADD.
save yourself some heart ache February 25, 2008
maryann kehoe (larchmont, new york United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are trying to figure out why your relationship doesn't work despite your best efforts (& your partner is not really a bad person) take a look at this. If there is someone you know who is continually exasperating it may offer you some needed relief. I can hold my own with the best of the psychoanalysts, however reading this little gem of a book brought me right back down to earth, to a place of reality.
Things about this book to be aware of. August 3, 2007
Kristina M. Spurgin
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
This book was informative about learning the basics of how ADD can affect relationships, from the perspective of both ADD and non-ADD partners. It was the first book I read on the subject, so I learned a fair amount.
That said, there are some things I wish I had known about this book before I bought it. These may not be issues for many, but there are plenty of us out there who would like to know these things:
1. This book is completely heteronormative. All relationships discussed are M/F.
2. The book assumes the relationship in question is marriage or imminently headed in that direction
3. The book assumes traditional monogamy as the only non-harmful form of relationship.
4. As the book progresses there is more and more Christianity slipped in. First there are more and more references to God and praying for help. Then there is a recommendation of the Promise Keepers, and reading the Bible together.
5. The book very strongly recommends medication for ADD partners, with no real discussion of options or strategies for people who may not be comfortable with being medicated. The implication is that if you care about your relationship, you will medicate.
6. It is hard to understand how the three children of the book's "model couple" as a success story of an ADD relationship get taken care of, given all the things this couple do to keep their relationship strong. I read it thinking they must have a live-in nanny, which just isn't realistic for the vast majority of people.
If any of these things are going to turn you off or irritate you, you may want to check out a different book on this topic.
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