ADD and Your Money: A Guide to Personal Finance for Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder

When you have attention-deficit disorder (ADD), you don't spend money like most other people. Past-due bills and impulsive spending can throw your finances into turmoil, and because these financial pitfalls are directly related to your ADD symptoms, they can seem impossible to overcome.

The good news is that it is possible to get ADD-related financial disorganization under control and begin to enjoy a more stable relationship to your money. ADD and Your Money will show you how. This friendly guide, written with your ADD in mind, includes information on everything you need to know about managing your finances and staying in control.

With this book as your guide, you will learn to:

• Keep track of your bills
• Create a budget that works
• Get debt under control
• Find ADD-friendly bank services
• Plan around your splurges
• Make time-management a priority

If you're ready to start focusing on your future financial success, this book can help you start making lasting changes today.

Karl Klein, JD, is a licensed attorney in the state of Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Law with high honors and holds degrees in finance and insurance. A former associate with White & Case, LLP, one of the world's largest law firms, he currently has a private practice in Miami, FL.

Foreword writer Harvey C. Parker, PhD, is cofounder of Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).

Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD, is an adjunct assistant professor and a clinical trials subinvestigator at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. She is author of 10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD, Adult ADD: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed, Making the Grade with ADD, and ADD and Your Money, as well as a blogger for The Huffington Post and Psychology Today. She is a nationally certified counselor and a licensed mental health counselor, and has a private counseling practice where she specializes in ADHD counseling and coaching. She won the American Psychological Association Outstanding Dissertation Award in 2001 for her research on ADHD and executive functions. Sarkis received her PhD from the University of Florida in 2002. She has been published in the Journal of Attention Disorders, The ADHD Report, and numerous other publications. She lectures internationally on ADHD, and has been featured on many media networks. She is the founder of the Moulton-Farnsworth Scholarship for college students with ADHD. She can be contacted at www.stephaniesarkis.com.