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ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life | 
 enlarge | Authors: Judith Kolberg, Kathleen Nadeau
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 2973
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 280
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 1583913580
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8589
EAN: 9781583913581
ASIN: 1583913580
Publication Date: August 2002
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Product Description
Organizing books fall short of addressing the unique needs of adults with ADD. They fail to understand the clinical picture of ADD and how it impacts the organizing process often making their advice irrelevant or frustrating when put into application. Books about ADD may address organization/disorganization but do so in a cursory fashion and on a very small scale in what are usually long books on the subject. This is a book that has ADD-Friendly advice with the ADDer in mind. This collaboration brings forth the best underlying understanding with the most effective and practical remedy from ADD experts in two important fields -- professional organization and clinical psychology. Finally, it offers organizing advice that ranges from self-help to utilizing the help of non-professionals, to using professional assistance. Thus it permits the reader to decide where they are at personally in the organizing process, and what level of support will be most beneficial to their unique situation.
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 A book of excuses for irresponsible people July 4, 2008
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
I read this book as part of a research project. This particular book is both funny and sad. You will fall down laughing at some of the bull that the authors try to feed readers. Everything most people do at one time or the other is blamed on ADD.
Like to channel surf... it is ADD. Tend to drive fast.. it is ADD. Pay your rent late cause you lost the bill...it is ADD. Enjoy daydreaming about that cute guy/girl at the office... it is your ADD.
The flip side of this is it is just another example about how people in this society are not encouraged to take responsibilty for their own shortcomings. We have gotten so politically correct that we can no longer tell anyone that their behaviours are just plain wrong.
In this book I took a particular dislike to one the examples,a middle-aged, overweight woman with unpaid bills, a filthy house,a dead end job, and credit cards run up to the hilt. But according to the authors it is not her fault.. she needn't feel guilty or bad about how she is living her life. Poor girl she is just misunderstood... she is just suffering from undiagnosed ADD.
Medication,support, and coddling will make her all better.Gee can I get this disorder.If you believe this book, it gives people an excuse to eat like pigs, spend too much money, not go to work on time,not pay bills, and not wash their dishes. I could use this so I can just lay around and feel sorry for my self. God forbid these so called damaged diseased people take responsibility for their actions. And don't dare call people like this undisciplined, out of control, lazy, lacking ambition etc. According to the authors these poor souls brains just aren't wired the same as most people.
Anyway.. this is a great book for folks looking to excuse themselves from the adult responsibilties in life.
 Authors speak from experience April 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These ladies clearly know first hand what it's like to live with ADD by any name. Their approach to the problem is easy to understand and effective in that it teaches you how to work within the limitations of this condition and play to it's positives. A very useful and practical approach.
 Not that impressive or helpful April 13, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Too many books read like the author just copied articles on a subject and crammed them into a so-called book. This was one of those. There just wasn't any helpful information in it and I thought it was a waste of money.
Solutions, Not Just Analysis! March 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
Great book wit specific, useful tips. March 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
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