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Organizing books fall short of addressing the unique needs of adults with ADD. They fail to understand the clinical picture of ADD and how it impacts the organizing process often making their advice irrelevant or frustrating when put into application. Books about ADD may address organization/disorganization but do so in a cursory fashion and on a
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August 30th 2002
by Brunner-Routledge
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This remains a slow read, though it isn't the book's fault. The shock of recognition that comes every few pages elicits an emotional response from me, and then I need to put the book down for a few days and read something else.
Update: I seem to have lost the book. And honestly? I think that it's the book's fault. Given the subject matter, there should be a chapter that deals with what to do in this eventuality.
Update the Second: It may be permanently shelved, as just too...more
Update: I seem to have lost the book. And honestly? I think that it's the book's fault. Given the subject matter, there should be a chapter that deals with what to do in this eventuality.
Update the Second: It may be permanently shelved, as just too...more
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Full disclosure: I don't have ADD, but NLD (nonverbal learning disorder). Different name, but I tend to share a lot of ADD traits: Poor executive function, easily distracted, difficulty prioritizing, etc. With me, if it's not written down, it's like it doesn't exist--I'm that person with post-its stuck everywhere. I thought this book was a good overview and I felt like the authors "got me" better than a lot of other organizational experts do. That said, if you've already spent some...more
I love this book. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!
I recommend this book to almost all of my clients with ADD and even to some who don't but could really use a good book in helping reorganize many aspects of their lives.
How do I love thee?
-Organized in an easy to read format. It acknowledges and accounts for the short attention span and is set up to help keep your attention.
-Summary at the end of each chapter.
-Suggestions in each chapter about improving the s...more
I recommend this book to almost all of my clients with ADD and even to some who don't but could really use a good book in helping reorganize many aspects of their lives.
How do I love thee?
-Organized in an easy to read format. It acknowledges and accounts for the short attention span and is set up to help keep your attention.
-Summary at the end of each chapter.
-Suggestions in each chapter about improving the s...more
This book has some good ideas and helpful suggestions. The authors clearly understand their subject matter. That's why I didn't rate it any lower. However, I am very glad this was not the first book I read on the topic or I think I would be in a state of despair now. The two authors are a counselor and professional organizer. They are not only of the opinion that such services are the best way for someone with ADD to succeed (and they're probably right there), but that such services are the only...more
I literally have to play the game they suggest to get to work on time. It really works, people are shocked to see me there before the bell rings.
I love this book because I feel like I make sense now and am not quite as weird.
I love this book because I feel like I make sense now and am not quite as weird.
One of the problems with ADD books is that the people who purchase them are ADD. :) They don't get read. I've owned this one for awhile. Probably high time I read it, eh?
At last, a book that actually demonstrates an understanding of the ADD brain, and gets why normal organising methods just don't work for us. I felt like it was written for me. Uh, probably because it was.
Even the typography and layout is ADD-friendly. It's one of the few books I haven't struggled to stick with - it has large typefaces, clear headings, short sections, and lots of graphical elements. I wish all books looked like this.
I had one lightbulb moment after another whi...more
Even the typography and layout is ADD-friendly. It's one of the few books I haven't struggled to stick with - it has large typefaces, clear headings, short sections, and lots of graphical elements. I wish all books looked like this.
I had one lightbulb moment after another whi...more
I had scoured over a dozen ADD books at the library, took 2 home and this was the best. Easy to read, great techniques and tips. Simple explanations about what kinds of thinking will work well for ADD. Don't know if I have ADD, but enough similarities that made me instantly bond with the reasoning in the book. For anyone who feels like they can never get anything finished, has a multitude of ongoing projects, can't get ahold of daily living tasks, watches too much TV, reads to escape, and food a...more
This book is very basic and easy to read. Kolberg and Nadeau show a clear understanding of typical ADD behaviors and the problems they lead to in daily life. They present a variety of realistic, concrete suggestions for getting more organized. I preferred the ideas I could do myself; chances that I'm going to hire a professional organizer are zilch.
This book is only for you if you are highly distractible and extremely unorganized. But if you are, it's a must.
This book is only for you if you are highly distractible and extremely unorganized. But if you are, it's a must.
I constantly refer to this book and have read and underlined it twice. It is one of the most helpful organizational books I have ever read. I'm not sure I am ADD, but almost everything seems to have been written just for me. I am on a constant quest to be organized, and this book has helped me more than any other book I have read on the subject.
I finally found a book that understands why I want to deviate from a schedule the minute I've created it. Instead of some complicated system that makes me feel even less organized, ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life offers practical advice that's straightforward to implement -- like giving yourself a bedtime. For someone who has struggled with mornings her entire life, this is way beyond practical. Here's my advice though, don't read the book from cover to cover. I was totally overwhelmed b...more
This is a psychologist and a management consultant/organizer who have collaborated to give successful tips to adults with ADD on keeping their lives on track. I highly recommend this book to those whose ADD symptoms find distractedness and inability to finish tasks at the top of the list.
One of the best books out there both for adults with ADD and for Professional Organizers like myself. The book is set up to be reader friendly for ADD readers but also gives great info for professionals. I am actually re-reading this book as the information contained is always needed.
Another great book that is excellent because since I have ADD I have tried to find ways that I can organize that would be using my ADD and so it is not holding me back. This was excellent! I am trying to implement many of these ideas from here as well! It was great.
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I am not ADD but am organizationally frustrated and often can't seem to get it all together in the the life-organization area.
This book has some very helpful ideas to help the organizationally challenged. Much of it is material you have heard before, but the suggestions regarding breaking tasks down into manageable steps were very helpful to me. Also the recommendations regarding the visual cues to tasks (which I had been using in a similar way already) were very helpful.
The ...more
This book has some very helpful ideas to help the organizationally challenged. Much of it is material you have heard before, but the suggestions regarding breaking tasks down into manageable steps were very helpful to me. Also the recommendations regarding the visual cues to tasks (which I had been using in a similar way already) were very helpful.
The ...more
I found this really helpful even though I dont have ADD. It is very clear and has simple yet effective ideas. Some of the book was not relevant to me, but gave me ideas about how to approach organising problems.
I absolutely LOVE this book!!! I feel like this book was written especially for me. Here are three reasons why I love this book: 1)the large print, 2) short chapters, 3) cute graphics. The best part is, the strategies in this book really work! I have implemented a lot of the ideas in this book and I feel less stressed, less overwhelmed, and more in control of my life!
This is another one of those books that I checked out from the library and then after I read a few chapters I was frustra...more
This is another one of those books that I checked out from the library and then after I read a few chapters I was frustra...more
This book is full of fantastic ways to organize your life, particularly if you have ADD. People with ADD often have to use coaches to help get them on track. While I'll almost certainly need a coach in the future, this book helped me organize my life in meaningful ways:
*Banish bureaus. I use a large clothing rack so I can easily see what clothes I have AND they stay ironed.
*Give-away-bag. Use a plastic trash bag to organize clothes you want to give away. Leave them there for 3 mon...more
*Banish bureaus. I use a large clothing rack so I can easily see what clothes I have AND they stay ironed.
*Give-away-bag. Use a plastic trash bag to organize clothes you want to give away. Leave them there for 3 mon...more
Very informative. Written by two authors that really understand the ADD/HD thought process. Every time I read it, I find more helpful tips on organizing!
This book was pretty good. I'm definitely going to take notes from it and see what strategies I can use. I'd already come up with some on my own that are also in the book. Easy to read, lots of examples, many tiers of tips and strategies broken down into logical chunks.
I have a daughter who struggles with this and bought this book for her. She won't read it but I can hopefully make better suggestions now.
Organized into short chapters about different aspects of organization. Had some good suggestions that would help anyone!
Book was very good and addresses the needs and the rationalization of those of us that are diagnosed with a ADD. The book is also a great read for those who in general are prone to feeling rushed or easily distracted.
Very useful, lots of good advice. I'm making Mom read it so she stops complaining about the way Dad does stuff.
Ding, ding, ding, ding.....this hit home with me! Helpful ideas as long as I use them consistently!
Very a nice book. It reassured me that it is okay to ask help for decluttering my house.
Really great resource for my organizing clients with ADD and ADHD.
I read this on the recommendation of my professor, as well as some other people on a listserv that I frequent. I found it pretty redundant, and sometimes vague. An example of this was the recommendation that ADD adults throw out credit card offers. In this time of identity theft, everyone should be shredding documents, yet those with ADD are likely to miss this step, and it's a pretty significant oversight. Much of the book felt like one giant advertisement for professional organizers, but pe...more
So much good advice that I may have to purchase a copy!
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