Adult ADD: A Reader Friendly Guide to Identifying, Understanding, and Treating Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

WHY DON'T YOU THINK BEFORE YOU ACT?
ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?
CAN'T YOU JUST RELAX AND TAKE IT EASY?

These are the kinds of comments and criticisms that adults with Attention Deficit Disorder hear again and again. So what's the problem? The truth is, inattentiveness, unfinished projects, inconsistency, impulsivity, and short attention spans are not chosen behaviors designed to drive others crazy. They're common symptoms of a much greater problem-Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), from which as many as 28 million adults may suffer.

If these behaviors describe you or someone you know, Adult ADD can help. It identifies, explains, and dispels the myths surrounding this disorder. Adult ADD also examines the symptoms of ADD and gives a reasonable method for diagnosis, while emphasizing the importance of being professionally tested. It explores a variety of treatments and provides practical help for overcoming ADD difficulties.

Written especially for adults who suffer from ADD, this book works with the reader-providing highlighted summaries and true stories to illustrate the information. A valuable resource, Adult ADD also brings a better understanding of adult ADD to professional caregivers and the families, friends, and coworkers of ADD sufferers.

"ADD is the most over-and under-diagnosed mental issue today. To clarify this dilemma, Dr. Tom Whiteman and Dr. Michele Novotni have combined their insights to produce a work that walks one through the gaps from the identification to the treatment of ADD by presenting specific and timely self-help ideas."-Dr. Richard Fowler, author of Honey, Are You Listening? How Attention Deficit Disorder Could Be Affecting Your Marriage

THOMAS A. WHITEMAN, Ph.D., is the president of Fresh Start seminars, a non-profit organization which conducts over 50 divorce recovery seminars a year for both adults and children throughout the United States. He is a licensed psychologist and the founder and president of Life Counseling Services. He has authored or co-authored several books including Victim of Love? and The Marriage Mender (both Pinon Press), and The Complete Stress Management Workbook (Zondervan). He earned his degree from Bryn Mawr College and lives with his wife and three children in Paoli, Pennsylvania.

MICHELE NOVOTNI, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice and a frequent speaker on the topic of adult ADD. She has more than 20 years experience in dealing with both child and adult ADD. Both her son and her father have ADD.