Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD: Beyond Piles, Palms, & Post-its
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Product Description
Women with AD/HD tormented by the daily chores and decisions needed to survive in a world of linear thinking will find solace in this self-help guide. Offering a collection of practical solutions to seemingly simple daily problems, this book will help to relieve the guilt and anxiety so many women have when they feel they don't measure up to the norms of today's society. These proven gems of wisdom, submitted by hundreds of women with AD/HD from all over the world, will help the reader painlessly get through the piles of laundry on her floor and stacks of paper on her desk. Written to accommodate readers with AD/HD who often have difficulty reading a book from cover to cover, this guide is designed like a manual, allowing them to flip through to areas of interest without having to read the entire book to find what they need. Practical tips provide help in dealing with organizational tasks, including paperwork in the home and office, preparing meals, social situations, paying bills on time, household chores, shopping, and personal and family health.
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
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Keep Looking
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In the last few years, lots of books about adult ADD have come on the market, and most of them are better than this one. I am embarrassed to admit I bought this book strictly because of its cover - I thought it was a tabbed spiral notebook. As another reviewer mentioned, it's actually a plain paperback. The title was also appealing since I've experimented with nearly every organizational method known to man, including "piles, palms, and post-its". I assumed the book would include creative ways to organize, but it was only "tips", which are small blurbs that I forgot within five minutes. Search Amazon for "adult adhd" and you'll find tons of books on the subject, almost all of them more genuinely useful than this one.
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Humor
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I have ADHD. This book made me laugh out loud,which is something hard to come by with this...altered brain of mine.
I've shared it with some of my patients who share this joy as well.
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A good read
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I have mild ADHD, so I'm not as challenged as some of the women in the book seem to be. I learned most of these tips a long time ago. But I still enjoyed the book! I can now explain to people why I can't cook-I inherited ADD from my mom (who is also cooking-challenged)! The reviewer who didn't like the dinner suggestions must not really have ADD-those suggestions are the way I've been cooking since I moved out of my mom's house 30 years ago! My oldest son has sensory processing difficulties, so he will only eat about 6 foods. My youngest son will eat anything, period. My ex was always too spaced out from his unmedicated ADD to eat with us. As the book mentions is true for many women with ADD families, my motivation for learning to cook is pretty low. These "recipes" have protein, carbs and fruits/veggies, so they are well balanced, if maybe different from the way the Cleaver family eats.
There are many good references, especially of internet resources. I did find handy tips in it, also. But for me, the best part was the entertainment value of reading about other women who struggle with the same things I do. I think I can now view my ADHD with humor rather than frustration, knowing there are alot of us out there!
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Real Women, Real Solutions
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The great thing about "Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD" is that it's a handy reference guide for and by real women with AD/HD. Having organization issues? Laundry getting you down? Just flip to the chapter and subheading (clearly identified in the Table of Contents) to quickly look up tips and strategies that work for other women.
Terry Matlen does a great job of keeping the book light-hearted and positive while still covering tons of challenges that women with AD/HD experience. Keep "Survival Tips" close by and make good use of it!
-Jennifer Koretsky, author of Odd One Out: The Maverick's Guide to Adult ADD
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How to organize the disorganized
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This book is a great help for those of us who are organize challenged. The tabs in the book seperate different issues so you do not have to keep earmarking pages or putting in post its. It was so helpful to me, my therapist asked to borrow the book so she could read it and recommend it to other patients.
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