Survival Tips for Women with Ad/HD: Beyond Piles, Palms & Stickers

I've picked up a number of books about AD/HD, but most put me to sleep before the second page. This book, by Terry Matlen, is written in the most readable format for me - headings that are well-marked and lots of white space on a page. Reading this in like attending a support group with a thousand members - there are many, many tips from women all over the world, plus tips from AD/HD coaches and organizers. I found many useful ideas for myself, and also came to realize that many people are much worse off than I am in terms of their AD/HD difficulties. At the back of the book, Terry also includes many resources, in print and on the web, and I am finding many of them to be very useful. I highly recommend this book. At the same time, I also looked at Sari Solden's book, Women With Attention Deficit Disorder, but it was laid out in a format that seemed daunting to me - the way a typical book looks, pages and pages of densely-packed reading. I never got past opening the book, so I can't say it isn't full of good advice, but I just know I'm never going to give it a try.

Oh, frabjous joy! All those little tips and tricks and ideas and recipes, all corralled into one place, brightly colored, so we can find them! Not only that, but it allows those who deal with a friend/family member who has ADD to find ways to work with and help them, and help the relationship, be even more productive. A true joy. The appendix, normally that verbal black hole of the strange and wonderful, has gems of wisdom well worth mining. It includes  a MONTH of meals already planned out, Deborah Lancaster's great piece called "How to Keep a Kitchen Clean" (HINT: She doesn't let the dog do it!) and Linda Anderson's inspirational and positive collection of affirmations which I'm going to copy and post over my desk immediately! Invest in the gift of this book!

This book is filled with great tips from the ADD experts themselves, women with ADD. Women with ADD submitted some great tips about just about all type of daily living issues. Whether it's ADD Friendly cooking advice or advice on how to pay bills on time it can be found in this book.There are also some great tips from ADD Coaches and other ADD Professionals. This book has a very ADD Friendly setup. As a person with ADD I think having a book with an ADD Friendly setup is just as important a the content in the book.

I got this book last week, and were I not ADD, I would have finished it by now! It is truly wonderful in the way it's put together, in the visual accessibility of the ideas, in the rich resources for all women. At 50 I know many women who are truly overwhelmed by life, and I am recommending this to them, even if they don't have ADD. It will be a well-worn volume in my library, for sure!

I have this book, and it is amazing! In an extremely user-friendly manner, Ms. Matlen has organized this resource to be helpful to the very population that often has difficulty getting through a book. It is well divided....by area of "challenge." The tips and ideas found within are often unique and refreshingly simple...tried and true answers to difficulties caused by AD/HD. I recommend this to anyone who struggles with the organizational challenges and frustrations of not being a perfect woman/homemaker. I am suggesting this to my clients as a "must-have."