This Thorn In My Flesh: One man's struggle with Attention Deficit Disorder - Paperback

by Reed Anderside (Author)

This Thorn In My Flesh is a fictionalized account of Albert Newsome, the victim of a unique, and overpowering, attraction (known in the A.D.D. world as hyper-focusing) that has plagued him since childhood. Now, at age forty-six, Albert finds himself faced with possible criminal charges resulting from an incident that could result in possible prosecution. Albert's unique story is told through the eyes of Dr. William Walton, who encourages his patient to revisit those initial traumatic episodes in childhood and continue the emotional journey that will take Albert through his formative years and into adulthood. Dr. Walton's intense study will offer the reader a riveting account of one man's struggle with Attention Deficit Disorder. Was Albert Newsome a manipulative perpetrator? Or was he himself a victim? In the end, the reader must "read and decide".