Moms with Add: A Self-Help Manual

This book offers practical and helpful advice to all sorts of issues that moms with ADD face. It's even divided into sections so you can read bits and pieces as your time allows, but still retain the information. I would recommend this book to any mother who even suspects she may have ADD or ADHD, and to her spouse as well.

Moms with ADD is an affirmative how-to guide to managing your household and raising children for mothers who also have ADD (or ADHD). It is written in essay format, but in short, snappy paragraphs and sections covering many different aspects of daily life as a parent. One of the best features of the book is its can do attitude, as Adamec makes it clear that even if you cannot find the keys each day, love and commitment to your children make you a great parent. Topics she addresses include positive and negative attributes of ADD in women, organization and focus, parenting babies and (on the other extreme) parenting teens, keeping up with school, juggling family and work, and much more. This is an excellent resource for mothers who have recently been diagnosed with ADD (or suspect that they have this) and who are looking for supportive advice and practical tips for family "management."

Hands down one of the best books I've read all year. As a recently diagnosed mom with ADD, Christine's book has been a God-send. For years I've described my experiences with parenting as "trying to manage a three ring circus with a one track mind!" Not only has this book given me solid, practical information about how to cope with the way my brain works, it also is relieving the nagging feelings of incompetence I often struggle with in parenting as a direct result of living with ADD.In particular, I appreciate Christine's ability to approach the subject of ADD in women in such a positive light, and this book covers it all-- everything from understanding the basics of ADD in women, to managing a family with ADD, to child development issues, and where to find help. Also, the book focuses not only on the good aspects of being a parent with ADD, such as creativity and compassion, but it also gives achievable and reasonable strategies for coping with the problems associated with being a parent with ADD, such as disorder and discipline issues.As the author of a book and publisher of a newsletter on home management, countless numbers of women share with me their struggles with organizing their homes, time and families on a daily basis. Finally, I have an awesome resource to pass on to my fellow moms with ADD which gives us that final piece of the puzzle-- and enables us to find quiet confidence in the midst of the heartfelt, creative chaos we call motherhood.

As a psychotherapist who works with many ADHD moms, I *always* recommend this book. This is a warmly written, pragmatic book that will help any mom with ADHD become a more effective parent. The challenges of raising ADD kids are enormous. But being an ADHD mom raising an ADHD (or non-ADD) child can be one daunting and stressful experience. Ms. Adamec calms our nerves and helps us let go of that old notion of the "not good enough parent" syndrome. She puts things into perspective- the difficulties we have in raising our challenging children.Best of all, she guides the reader through so many different daily aspects of parenting with very very helpful hints on HOW to do it. I give this book an A +.Terry Matlen, ACSW...

I prefered this book to Sari Solden's "Women with ADD" because the author doesn't treat ADD women as if they are totally helpless and incapable, or that all women with ADD have the inattentive kind. Instead, there's lots of practical tips for gaining perspective and getting things done. The author writes about the stress that the average mom of today finds herself in, and how difficult it is to juggle so many demands. It's important for ADD women to understand that even average women find themselves overwhelmed and unorganized. For the ADD woman, everything is that much more difficult. But it's not impossible!I am a mom diagnosed with ADHD, with two very spirited children, and agree with the approach in this book. Over the years I have learned many strategies for handling things, and this has made a real difference. One of the biggest sources of trouble for ADD moms is the school system, with their homework and notes about special materials you're supposed to send in "next Thursday" and such. I was told I was "unsupportive" because my son sometimes didn't have the materials he was supposed to have. I found the same teachers utterly clueless about what real education is really about, and pulled my son out of the school. Believe it or not, I have found homeschooling to be easier than having to deal with all the hyper-scheduled nonsense from the school. And my son is learning much more, but in a spontaneous sort of way. I would have liked to see something about homeschooling in the book. But I supposed homeschooling is more difficult in other places than where I live in Connecticut. I like the fact that this book includes a chapter on the good aspects of ADD. In my opinion, many cases of modern ADD are not related to any real brain defect, but to natural temperament differences related to spontenaity, flexibility, creativity and even giftedness. I value these traits of mine and put them to good use while homeschooling. I think the positive outlook in this book is important because in my experience most of the women who become diagnosed with ADD experience significant levels of depression and anxiety, and this makes their problems far worse. The last thing they need is another "expert" giving them a lot of psychobabble about how helpless and defective they are. Instead, they need real solutions to everyday problems.