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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Routledge Catalog: Book Release date: 2002-08 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 280 Ean: 9781583913581 Book Isbn: 1583913580  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthors:
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| Consumer text focuses on the particular dilemmas and challenges of adults with ADD. Provides organizational skills for life, allowing energy to be focused on strengths, rather than disorder, through the use of humor and compassion. Softcover. |
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 Written on March 28, 2008 Summary: Solutions, Not Just Analysis! I've not read the entire book yet, but I already know this book will change my life. (No, it isn't a cure all. We all know there isn't one, though we secretly wish one could be found.) I just finished reading Chapter 5, "ADD Decision Dilemmas". This chapter wonderfully describes problems I've always classified as "procrastination", but really aren't. I'm 40+ now and being introspective, I've really figured out some of my behavior patterns and partial reasoning for it, but this book really nails it. Not only will this book help you identify those behaviors earlier, it provides suggestions that will help you deal with it! Being the typical ADDer, I couldn't just read the book cover to cover. I've been skipping around (and this book is wonderfully arranged so that you can). I loved the suggestion about having a few files with labels like "I can't believe I haven't called about this!" and other file titles determined by your reaction to the task. (Chapter 17, Fear of Filing) How lovely! I've started countless piles of "things I need to take care of, and soon", that end up just being shoved in with other junk so I can clear a space... Well, now I've got a new plan for that. I'm going to order the "filing crate on wheels" or similar, also from the book, so that I can create files like "take care of this or I'm screwed". Of course, I still have to work on getting to the 'taking care of it' part. But with better organization, the rest should be easier. I'm sure I'll find a good suggestion or two in the book. I disagree to some extent with the reviewer that rated the book 3 stars because so many of the suggestions involve others. It is true, there are a lot of suggestions involving others. That isn't the book's weakness; That is just a fact of ADD and of life. Lets face it, having more people around to help us deal and remember is simply handy (especially if they don't also have ADD.) I'm single and live alone. Lots of these suggestions can be adapted. You can make use of helpful people that don't live with you. My sister visits from out of town from time to time, I have friends at work that are understanding, etc. Some suggestions may even be adaptable to remote interactions - telephone conversations and emails. As I read the book, I try to think of how these ideas could be adapted. Don't get me wrong, if another version came out with more suggestions targeted toward singles, I'd buy it again! Bottom line - if you've struggled with organization/disorganization, get this book! Especially if other organizational books haven't helped you. After all, ADD, like everything, is a matter of degree. Besides, you don't have to be diagnosed with ADD to find techniques crucial to ADDers helpful. Written on March 24, 2008 Summary: Great book wit specific, useful tips. I really don't get the one-star reviews for this book. I have read the entire book in a couple of sittings (which says something for someone w/ADD) and have found it very helpful. One criticism is that it often recommends the services of professionals, but I find the "permission" to hire someone to help me very freeing when most people only make me feel guilty for not being able to do this on my own. It also gives lots of tips and techniques of how to handle a lot of things myself and I have found several of them to be things I hadn't thought of or read before, even though I have read several organization books. I particularly like the parts about the specific ways to enlist the help of friends and family for different jobs. I highly recommend this book for those w/ADD trying to get organized. Written on January 31, 2008 Summary: The top organization book for ADD I bought over 10 books on ADD and organizing, and only kept two: this one and 10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD. This book's format and prose was written with ADD readers in mind, and the solutions are spot-on. Other books had overly simplistic or complicated ideas that seemed absurd or impossible. This book's ideas are very specific to the way an ADDer's brain works. I refer to it time and time again. Written on January 19, 2008 Summary: Practical Help I am a mental healh therapist and found this book extremely practical for people coping with ADD as well as professionals working with them. The tips are excellent and relevant to life in our fast paced world. The book could also be helpful for those who simply have trouble being organized and who are not ADD. Written on January 15, 2008 Summary: Great insight and ideas This book has lots of great ways to organize your life if you have ADD. There is a lot of general advice in each chapter followed by a quick summary. The book is divided into the following sections: Getting Started Taking Charge of Add Thing Organizing Time Organizing Paper Organizing Conclusion Resources What I found most useful were "no-brainer" tips like the following: Pre-pack a lunch;create a "launchpad" by the front door; only buy matching socks; organize your wardrobe around one color; pare down the clothing in your closet. This last one has been very helpful. I used to rummage through clothing that I was keeping around "in case" I lost weight or that I hadn't worn in years; now my wardrobe is a lot thinner but less time-consuming. Women tend to have a lot more "upkeep" than men and it's easy to get bogged down with extra makeup, beauty products and other detritus. Caveat: I definitely agree with the reviewer who said this book was geared towards those with roommates or spouses who can help with reminders, assist in organizing, etc. The book mentions ADD coaches, which sound great--I'd love to have one-- but they are not affordable for the vast majority of ADD-ers out there ($200-$400 a month for someone you speak to weekly). In summary, this book is filled with lots of insights and general organizing ideas for ADD-ers, but you have to read and absorb the book and decide what applies best to you. It's not a laundry list of tips. that you can grab and implement within seconds. The best advice in the book (for me) was SIMPLIFY. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2002-08 | 2005-12-27 | 2006-04-25 | 2006-01-02 | 1995-03-02 | 2002-06-04 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 280 | 416 | 480 | 134 | 336 | 448 |
| Ean | 9781583913581 | 9780345442314 | 9780743264488 | 9781572244344 | 9780684801285 | 9780425183274 |
| Book Isbn | 1583913580 | 0345442318 | 0743264487 | 1572244348 | 0684801280 | 0425183270 |
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