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Summary: A Great Book for Women with ADD who are Married
Review: This book is excellent for married women (or women in a committed relationship with a significant other) who have ADD, whether or not they work at paid employment. Describes the effects of ADD on the ability to play the traditional female role. Shows the intersection between the internalized oppression experienced by females in industrialized societies and attention deficit disorder. For example, the author points out that medication and treatment for ADD often cause women to be more assertive. She recommends more equal division of household tasks.This review is adapted from one published in the Annotated Bibliography of Learning A Living; A Guide to Planning Your Career and Finding A Job for People with Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Dyslexia.
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Summary: Some rare information on Women with ADD, but biased.
Review: This book is good for women who think they may have ADD, but only those without hyperactivity. It points out the stresses unique to women with ADD, overlooked in other ADD books. However, the author has a rather negative and depressive view of ADD, unlike many women I know who thrive with the condition. Balance this book out with something more positive by Thom Hartmann.
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Summary: Women with Attention Deficit Disorder
Review: This book revealed things that were going on in my life that I didn't actively realize were happening to me. It taught me a lot about ADD and the non-hyperactive form of ADD commonly found in women. Still struggling to find balance in my life... kinda wonder if I ever will.
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Summary: Disorganized? Depressed? Read this.
Review: This book should be mandatory reading for any woman who is woefully disorganized. I was always the kid with the messy locker, messy desk, messy bedroom, who eventually evolved into the adult with the messy office and messy house, constantly losing pens and jewelry and keys and phone numbers and important papers, frequently depressed. Getting out the door was a major struggle -- I had to find my keys, find my purse, go b ack to turn off the stove & iron. Then I'd get to where I was going without my list, end up in the checkout line with my purse, but for some reason, it didn't contain my wallet, charge cards or any money (other than the three wadded up singles, change from yesterday's lunch). (The wallet would end up under my bed or sitting on the kitchen table or somewhere.) I'd show up at the gym without my sneakers; I once showed up for a beach vacation without the sunscreen and aloe vera I had purchased the day before just for the trip. I was (and probably still am) the poster child for disorganization, I felt defective for this, ashamed to have people at my home because of the mess. This isn't laziness or simple space-cadetness, it is CLASSIC ADD BEHAVIOR. Recognizing this is extremely useful in figuring out how to deal with all the fallout of the disorganization. I've also suffered from some debilitating depression over the years, and I've attributed my disorganization to my depression. ("I'm too depressed to wash the dishes.") After reading this (and a few other books), I think it's the other way around. My disorganization and complete inability to sort things out, attributable to ADD, has led to depression. When my doctor first suggested ADD (in response to my concerns with depression), I was surprised. After all, I'm not a hyperactive twelve-year-old boy who can't seem to do well in school despite ability and intelligence. Rather, I was able to whiz through school, collecting good grades at every step along the way. That's not uncommon with women with ADD -- they can actually thrive in structured environments. It's difficult for them to excel in a wholly unstructured environment. Most are great at creative, strategic thinking. If an activity is highly stimulating, they will hyperfocus and do quite well (although perhaps spending more time than is appropriate for the task). If something is seemingly mundane or ministerial, it just doesn't get done. In other words, ADD incorporates not only an inability to focus, but a tendency to hyperfocus on occasion. If your life is all fumbling in your oversized purse for keys or a pen, trying to find the little yellow sticky note with someone's phone number, paying your bills and taxes late because you can't find your checkbook, an envelope, a stamp, READ THIS BOOK. Unfortunately, physicians typically overlook the possibility of ADD in women (they don't get to see the stacks and stacks of papers in our homes & offices) -- and therefore, we're left thinking we're disorganized failures. This book gives you plenty of suggestions for exploring diagnosis, and/or treatment, and for conquering, or at least making the most of, disorganization. (PS -- If this helps, I highly recommend Sandra Felton's books for "Messies" -- (search for "Messies" -- there are several choices; I like Messie Motivator.) Although she doesn't use the term "ADD," she focuses as much on the psychological & self-esteem issues of messiness as on dealing with the disorganization.)
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Summary: Required Reading for Women Who Think They Might Have ADD!
Review: This book stilled so many fears and anxieties I've had for years because I had no idea what was wrong with me but knew it had to be something terrible! Now, after reading this very informative book, I feel enlightened about a woman's unique symptomology as compared to boys and men.....no wonder I never dreamed that I might have ADD!
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Summary: Eye-opening info for newly Dx'ed hypoactive ADDers
Review: This book will be extremely relevant to adult women - and "hypoactive" men - who suspect they have ADD, or are newly diagnosed. The focus is on severe difficulties with organization. It would be extremely useful to give to friends and loved ones of ADDers, to help them understand the illness.
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Summary: Not a lot of practical advice!
Review: This is a good book, if you are not sure that you have ADD or for those having some close woman who has ADD. It explaines well non hyperactive type of ADD. I myshelf found it boring and it now a days makes me tired. It explained the grieving system, which was good after my diagnoses and it was also good for understanding how ADD might affect my life, but it was just it: what should I do with it? I am not able to read it no more. It just not practical. It is readable for once but not for long time use.
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Summary: A must for females with ADD
Review: This is an excellent book. Here is book that finally addresses ADD with out hyperactivity. I reccomend it to all women with or with out ADD. I wish Sari solden would write another book on the subject of ADD.
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Summary: Reading about me.
Review: This was the first book I read after being diagnosed about 6mo. ago.It was like reading about my life.It helped me to understand why I am the way I am and why I do the things I do.
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Summary: A Downer
Review: This was the first book that I have read on ADD. Although it had many valuable insights, it made ADD suffers into victims. To much of the book was on the grief and anger that she says would come with the diagnoisis. It was not very uplifting, but it was insightful. I much prefered A View from the Cliff. It was much more helful and inspiring. It provided a lot of information on what makes a person with ADD tick, and ways to harness it.
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