ADHD & Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table is a book by Blake Taylor detailing his life with ADHD and what he’s learned from it.  Of all the many books available on the topic, this is one I have to recommend to anyone who would like a better understanding of what it’s like for those of us who live with this “disorder” each and every day. (Again, I always use the term “disorder” as a quote.  I feel that ADHD is more of a gift than a curse, something with which thie author of the above book agrees.)

Publisher’s Weekly Says:

A college freshman this fall, Taylor was five when he was diagnosed with ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He’s been medicated all these years, but even when he remembered to take his pills, that’s only been a small part of his learning to cope with ADHD. Taylor’s still more impulsive, more hyperactive and more open to distractions than others. He can also be more energetic and more passionate than anyone else. He has learned to see his neurological differences as a mixed blessing—yes, he’s obsessive, but channeled toward a good cause, that can translate to hyperfocused. He veers off the subject, but that can spur creativity, thinking outside the box. Taylor relates the stories of his ADHD mishaps in no special order—how he set fire to the dining room in ninth grade, how he was bullied in sixth grade, how he was victimized by his first-grade teacher—as if to emphasize that a variety of problems can always happen. After describing each incident, he follows up with a cause and effect discussion of what he learned from what went wrong, followed by a solutions section, a few brief tips for other kids to try. Taylor speaks to fellow teens and their families with an authority few experts can muster. (Feb.)
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Give this one a read why don’t you? I think you’ll enjoy it

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