You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy? : A Self-help Audio Program for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

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Summary: Want to learn all about ADD - read this book!
Review: As an ADD coach and head of the American Coaching Association I heartily recommend reading this book. One of the primary missions of ADD coaching is to assist clients in learning all they can about their own ADD symptoms. Once they have accomplished this they can begin the process of using this knowledge to develop coping strategies and techniques to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. This book provides abundant information to help coaches and their clients on this journey. Hats off to Kelly and Ramundo!

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Summary: A classic that I often recommend to newly diagnosed adults
Review: First, I want to start with the title: It is so reassuring and affirming. How many adults and older teens have thought this when they first realized that they had AD/HD? Even the illustrations have a humorous, comfy, reassuring feel.

This book deals with the every day practicalities of living with AD/HD. First, the authors reassure the reader that he or she is not bad or blameworthy. This is good, but then they go on to help the individual to take charge. Ultimately this leads to a new sense of empowerment and an enlightened sense of responsibility. The book deals with the often overlooked issues of scheduling, spirituality, adequate sleep and maintaining social supports.

My favorite chapter is the one on how to organize your workspace. This chapter is worth the price of the book. So often people waste time getting up and looking for the stapler or the stamps when a few organizational tips could give them less reason to get up and get distracted.

Best of all for this book: It also comes as an audiocassette!! I personally prefer the book because you can refer back to the individual chapters. If you are not a book reader, consider getting the cassette, and then buying the book so that you can refer to pertinent chapters.

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Summary: I wanted to love this book.
Review: Having recently been diagnosed with ADD i have been trying to learn as much as I can. I first read "Driven to Distraction" which really made me feel better and inspired me. As for "...Lazy, Stupid or Crazy" it really was all over the place. I think both of these women have great information to impart to the reader, but I also think they were trying too hard to be all things to all people. Half way through I found myself flipping pages and skimming. I think with better organization and some heavy editing, this book could be a great tool. As it is written now, it is a cluttered, difficult read.

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Summary: Could've stood MORE detail!
Review: Looking at this book online it sounded very interesting, but I bought the audio tape and was VERY disappointed. OK, we ADDer's may get impatient with too much detail, but this work didn't have ENOUGH! The authors give basic outline advice, but they don't go much further. In addition, the advice they do give is sometimes rather obvious. I am just beginning learning about adult ADHD, and this book didn't near satisfy my craving for insight and information. It seems once I reach a subject I'm interested in, the authors dump it and move on to another! A fair starting point I guess, but if you want to go deeper, this book doesn't do it.

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Summary: my opinion
Review: Oh my God what a book. I was shocked to learn that I have many abilites and not disabilites. I now have a positive outlook on ADD. This book has changed my life and I came back to Amazon to order 4 more for some of my freinds that struggle with ADD. I now can have my sons teachers read this and they will finnally understand my sons. I am so moved by this book and if you have ADD or know someone who does you should order this book today. I have read other ADD books but this is HANDS DOWN THE BEST EVER!!!

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Summary: my opinion
Review: the first one I read along with "driven by distraction".the fact that the authors have ADD too is kind of conforting.they tell about their long struggle to finding proper back up and treatment,It is written in a fun way with illustrations.After reading I finally took an appointment with a psy specialized an ADD ,just to be sure I was not self-diagnosing wrongly.

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Summary: Most Helpful Book on ADD I have ever read....!!!
Review: This book has really changed my life in so many ways. Having ADD as an adult is one thing....but being able to do something about it in a positive way is yet another challenge. This book enabled me to make some really fundamental changes in the way I operate to take advantage of the skills I have. It really helps in enabling you to rationalize your "lazy/crazy" behaviours by giving you a pseudo-scientific explanation for why you do the things you do. It does this by relating your actions to they way the brain works in an ADD vs. non-ADD person. Also, it relates brain functionality with day-to-day examples such as filing cabinets, etc... Best part of the book is that it doesn't give you specific answers, since there is a different solution for every individual. Rather, it arms you with the fundamental facts/issues/consequences so you can formulate something that works best for you. As a well-educated adult in a challenging profession, this book has helped me cope with my limitations due to ADD very effectively. I can't thank the authors enough...and that is why I am writing this review so that others may benefit.

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Summary: Reading this aggrevated my ADD symptoms...
Review: This book is one of the first, if not the first book written specifically with the ADHD adult in mind. I received a copy of this book as a gift years before I was even diagnosed as being ADHD, and was reluctant to and possibly unable to read it at that time. So this book sat on various shelves for several years, until I was actually diagnosed. When I finally picked it up and began reading it again post diagnosis I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and could not for the life of me recall what had turned me off the book initially. It's another one of those books written for individuals with ADHD by people who work in the field, but also have ADHD themselves. This book begins with the typical what is ADHD (a la intro 101) but moves on to cover more interesting and practical ground. You Mean I'm Not Lazy Crazier Stupid is laid out in an ADHD friendly way that makes locating in retrieving information simple. The book is a mix of case studies, personal stories, useful advice, and lists out a wide variety of treatment options and approaches. If you are already well read on the topic of adult ADHD and are on a tight budget you might want a pass on this one, otherwise it's a good addition to any ADHD adult library. If you are newly diagnosed and are struggling with your ADHD symptoms this book is filled with useful tips and information that can help get you started on the road to better ADHD management. I almost forgot, another great thing about this book is that it's also available as an audio book, for those of you who prefer to listen then to read. I myself have both the hardcover and audiocassette versions of the book, and use them both regularly.

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Summary: This book changed my life!!!!!
Review: This book was a God-send to me. I came across it accidently at a large book sale. Out of tens of thousands of books, this one jumped out at me and said, "Buy me!". The real miracle is that then I actually read it, took it's advice, sought professional diagnosis, began medication, and changed my life. It's not a technical book, it's easy to read. I laughed, I cried, I felt for the first time in my life that someone not only understood me, but was, indeed, LIKE me! After 43 years of thinking that I was lazy, crazy, and sometimes stupid, sometimes a genius, I realized no, but I do have ADD, and that makes me special in my own way (The ADDed Dimension).

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Summary: self-help for dummies
Review: This book will confirm what you've known for years. You will benefit more if your loved ones read it.