Women with Attention Deficit Disorder: Embrace Your Differences and Transform Your Life
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (795 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1887424970 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sari currently hosts and presents on ADDJourneys, her online community for adults with AD/HD. She is a prominent speaker at both national and international AD/HD conferences, serves on the professional advisory board of ADDA, has served on the program conference committee for national CHADD and is a past recipient of ADDA's award for outstanding service by a helping professional. Sari is the author of Women with Attention Deficit Disorder (Revised 2nd edition 2005) an
Ratey, MD, co-author Driven to Distraction . By examining the interplay between genetics and environment, Sari Solden has broken new ground in Women With Attention Deficit Disorder. --John J
Three empowering steps — restructuring one's life, renegotiating relationships, and redefining self-image — help women take control of their lives and enjoy success on their own terms.. Newly revised and updated to reflect the latest clinical research, the book explores treatment and counseling options, and uses real-life case histories to examine the special challenges women with ADD and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) face, such as the shame of not fulfilling societal expectations. Sari Solden’s groundbreaking study reveals that ADD affects just as many women as men, and that the resulting depression, disorganization, anxiety, and underachievement are also symptoms of ADD. Included is a brand new chapter on friendship for women with ADHD. Every year, millions of withdrawn little girls and chronically overwhelmed women go undiagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder because they don't fit the stereotypical profile: they’re not fast-talking, hyperactive, or inattentive, and they are not male
Women, uncap your pens If you're ADD like me -- "ADD Like Me" wow, what a great movie title! Sorry; I digress -- anyway, if you are, then you'll be scribbling and underlining like mad all through this book.Sari Solden's fresh perspectives have helped me hop off the Treadmill of Getting Nowhereness that so many women with ADD seem to be on. Her hefty book is packed with eye-opening comments that seem outside the perspectives of most other writers on the general subject of ADD/ADHD.Solden's focus is on the impact of ADD behaviors on others and how this distorts the mirror in which we seek our sense of self. That dynamic translates into an array of . "Spot on and excellent for diagnostic confirmation" according to Informatics Executor. The idea or diagnosis of ADD/ADHD can lead to paradoxical confusion, particularly for those who are hypo-active (opposite of hyperactive): whose brains can become so full of ideas, messages, etc. that they cannot get up, leave the house, or make a "simple" phone call. As a result, people with (or near) ADHD reject the diagnosis as an excuse rather than a medical condition.People who have ADHD are often extraordinarily bright, high achievers, even "miracle workers" among peers. Common companions to this level of achievement are monumental effort, inability to perform, and huge inconsistencies in application of skills.What pe. Just diagnosed? Small part of you still wondering if it really is ADHD? Struggling to gather what it all means? Try this book. An especially wonderful book for women who have just received a diagnosis and may still be wondering whether it REALLY is AD/HD. I got teary more than once as I read the very thoughts I'd had for years, there on the page in black and white.You'll learn some things about yourself, that you might not have realised, and might not particularly like. Certainly for me, it highlighted just how much AD/HD had permeated every aspect of my life and how many things that I'd put down to personality, were actually ADHD driven.But amidst all the wondering of where the 'me' is amongst all of that, the book provided some practical suggesti