Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
Edward M. Hallowellamazon.com
Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
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First, ADHD is a terrible name. It's not an attention deficit, it's an attention regulation disorder. There is plenty of attention, it's just not directed towards the things you're "supposed" to attend to, and attention may move around more than it's "supposed" to.
The brain, flooded with multiple bits of sensory data, thoughts, feelings and impulses, cannot focus, and the mind or body cannot be still. In short, the policeman is asleep.