Odd One Out: The Maverick's Guide to Adult ADD

by Jennifer Koretsky

In this revolutionary new book, Jennifer Koretsky explores the ways in which adult ADD can be both challenging and rewarding, and reveals why this difference offers a remarkable advantage.

Developed through her own personal experience as an adult with ADD and her years as a professional ADD coach, Jennifer has isolated the five essential skills for managing adult ADD, and she shows you exactly how to build and implement these skills in your own life.

Inside, you'll follow a roadmap to success as you learn how to:

Break the overwhelm-burnout cycle
Put yourself first in order to care for those around you
Work with your attention inconsistencies
Be more organized by doing less work
Get a handle on time management
Create a vision and a plan for your life
Embrace and enhance your maverick nature

Jennifer's unique voice and casual style make her a maverick author who isn't afraid to tell it like it is. Complete with poignant success stories of real-life adults with ADD, this indispensable guide arms you with a toolkit for managing adult ADD and gives you the inspiration and motivation you need to be happy and successful by breaking the rules.

Genres: Adhd, Nonfiction, Self Help, Psychology

170 pages, Paperback

First published September 24, 2007

Reviews

[Gaijinmama · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent guide for those of us who struggle with Adult ADD. It's concise, readable, and the author has truly Been There. A lot of her ideas are offered in other books on the subject (for example, break tasks into several smaller steps or you'll get overwhelmed and procrastinate) but what's new here is her suggestion that ADD can actually be an asset when we work with it instead of fighting to be like everybody else. As Koretsky says, NO ONE can outdo an ADD-er when we're hyperfocused on something that truly catches our interest and working with our natural rhythms.

Highly recommended for anyone who is trying to make the most of this particular challenge.

[Brenda Grizzle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not sure what page I'm on but so far this boook is one of the best for anyone with ADHD or those tendencies to feel overwhelmed and need help breaking those cycles. Good for anyone regardless of whether they've been diagnosed or just need help with too much of the daily grind.

[Shay Vande · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is easily the most helpful book I've ever read. It's written by an adult with ADD herself, teaching from personal experience as an ADDer as well as a coach for other adults with ADD. The format is "ADD friendly" as it's sectioned and bolded in ways that are easy to zoom through in one sitting, leave and come back to several times, or even just skim through for the important bits. I had "THAT'S ME, EXACTLY!" moments on nearly every other page. It pointed out a lot of great tips for what to do as well as how to think that I'd never thought of before, and they all seemed very manageable and made a lot of sense. I never felt that the author was condescending or that the reading was too analytical. It was like having a friend or coach right there with me. If anyone wants a good book to help them through life with their ADD, this is definitely the very first one they should try!

[Silvis Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is easily the most helpful book I've ever read. It's written by an adult with ADD herself, teaching from personal experience as an ADDer as well as a coach for other adults with ADD. The format is "ADD friendly" as it's sectioned and bolded in ways that are easy to zoom through in one sitting, leave and come back to several times, or even just skim through for the important bits. I had "THAT'S ME, EXACTLY!" moments on nearly every other page. It pointed out a lot of great tips for what to do as well as how to think that I'd never thought of before, and they all seemed very manageable and made a lot of sense. I never felt that the author was condescending or that the reading was too analytical. It was like having a friend or coach right there with me. If anyone wants a good book to help them through life with their ADD, this is definitely the very first one they should try!

~Shay

[A.C. Bauch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Without a doubt, one of the most succinct & useful books about adult ADD that I've read thus far. However, I do think that I appreciate it more after having read some of the more technical/scientific books on the topic. The author approaches the subject matter in a no-nonsense, straightforward style, providing easy-to-follow guidelines and tips to help you make your ADD work for you, not against you. Although, as with most of the ADD books, I think that anyone can benefit from a lot of the life management strategies provided.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jennifer Koretsky's has done a fantastic job defining adult ADHD and presenting great tips or healthy wellbeing.
I encourage readers to take a look at this fine book.
Extra tidbit, she's an outstanding Life/ADHD Coach

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Made a lot of sense to me...in some ways, I could have written this...

[Karen Gibson]

I am not very far into this yet, but I see myself and at least one of my children in the ADD descriptions.

[Kevin O'donohue · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't know what I can add that everybody else hasn't already said, but I just wanted to say that they are right, it is the best book on ADHD out there right now!

[Bookguide · Rating 3 out of 5]

An excellent book which I read cover-to-cover in the course of a day, without making any notes. I need to read it again as I can't remember what I thought.

[Kathryn Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seeing ADD in different way

Loved what Jennifer had to say about ADD! It really made me look at it in a different light! I really learned a lot from this book!!

[Nathan Wilder · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's OK but mostly a girl boss talking about how she found her way with her coaching business. What's left is emotional regulation- which I don't have an issue with.

Overall the previous books I've read were far superior to this one.

[Cheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

[Kerry-Anne Gilowey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Encouraging, but a bit light on helpful advice.