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 - 2008 updated editionAlthough the original is the book I began with, the updated version is just as great!! As with anyone newly diagnosed knows, any tidbits that can be read and also applied to yourself immediately and with great humor, it is of utmost importance to be able to use humor along with other tools to live your life happily with adhd. After deciding to head out in search of information after my diagnosis at age 38 (2 years ago, along with my then 11 year old daughter) this is one of the books that I fortunately stumbled upon. After leaving B&N with probably 20 different books (read hyperfocused on finding **all info**LOL) this is one of the first I read. I felt so much better and had such a better way to visualize myself. Learning to not see myself in such a negative manner has literally been **lifesaving**. The other most ULTIMATE book that really had the descriptions of what it is to be a woman with add/adhd is "Women with attention deficit disorder" written by Sari Solden. A MUST READ!!!Now i'm happy to be "adhd"!!!!!! Rating: - Awesome!Great book! I found myself saying "wow! that's me!!" over and over! Life with ADD has become much easier after reading the book. It all makes sense now! Rating: - Great Help in Understanding ADDersThis book is written in clear, concise language by ADDers. It lists symptoms but also the drivers behind behaviors. It give insight into the life (and brain) of an ADD person. It gives encouragement to ADDers and those who must deal with them. It gives neither license nor excuse to ADD persons...but also gives neither license nor excuse to those who must deal with them. It is practical, well organized, and non-clinical, so it is not so easy to put aside before finishing. Well done. Rating:  - Not User FriendlyI've had this book at home for over a month now and haven't gotten more than a few pages into it (yes, I have ADHD and yes I generally enjoy reading). I have found this book to be discouraging in the following ways: a. it is overly simplistic in so far as the authors seem to be trying to hard to talk in 'plain language' and avoid any 'big words' but having ADD doesn't mean that you are stupid, as the title seems to acknowledge. Furthermore, the book's tone is, thus far (chapter 1) depressing - I feel like ADHD is a life sentence of difficult behaviour patterns that I'm stuck with, making me a bumbling fool in life, a scatter-brained worker, a bad friend and a horrible life partner (although this might be true....I want to learn how to be better, not how bad it is!). In their effort to be 'simple' the authors have resorted to repeating information over and over, sometimes in slightly different ways. They indicate that they have ADHD, but they must not have the impatient, easily-frustrated type like me who is gravely and rapidly annoyed by repetition of boring details. Maybe I am lazy, crazy and stupid, or maybe this book could be re-written in a more clear, concise manner that focuses on the truly important information that we need to know (how to help ourselves function better with less pain and struggle). Rating:  - Helpful, readable intro to ADHDI was recently diagnosed at the age of 47 with adult ADHD. While it came as quite a shock to me, in retrospect and upon further reflection, I was forced to accept that some elements of the condition had been there all along. I was eager to learn more about ADD, and my therapist recommended this book as a good place to start. The book is quite hefty at about 450 pages, perhaps an intimidating factor for those with shorter attention spans. However, the chapter layout and the more conversational writing style makes the book easy to read and allows you to skip directly to the topics that interest you most. I felt the beginning of the book was a little hard to get into, mostly because of my personal preference for writers to lay more of an academic, clinical, and theoretical base before drawing on individual examples, particularly based on their own experiences. For some readers, however, this style could provide the kind of intimate, revelatory approach that will resonate with them. I'm only a third of the way through this tome, so I cannot comment on its overall merits or deficiencies. I can say that, aside from occasionally disruptive and superfluous interjections by the authors, what I've read so far has proved quite helpful. I wish the writers had more/some professional training in the field, but as fellow ADDults, they offer the powerful insights of people who've "been there." I recommend the book to those with ADHD or know someone who lives with it. It's the kind of volume you can scan and skip, pick and choose, allowing the reader to glean from it the information and examples that are sure to increase his/her understanding of this complex and perplexing condition. In association with Amazon.com | |