Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD: Beyond Piles, Palms, & Post-its

Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD: Beyond Piles, Palms, & Post-its
by Terry Matlen MSW

Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD: Beyond Piles, Palms, & Post-its
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Author: Terry Matlen MSW
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-01-01
ISBN: 1886941599
Number of pages: 333
Publisher: Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse
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Book Reviews of Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD: Beyond Piles, Palms, & Post-its

Book Review: Great Reference for ADDers
Summary: 5 Stars


Being a librarian, I recognize that books have different purposes. Some are meant to be read cover to cover. Some are meant to be kept handy and referenced as needed. I consider this book to be the latter. While you could definitely read it cover to cover (and I did to do this review), this book would be most useful to refer to when you are having trouble in one particular area. Even the author mentions that you should use it this way in the introduction.

I think the negative reviews of this book were written by people who tried to read it cover to cover, and didn't get very far. For one thing, if you have ADD you will not remember the tips you want to try if you do this. However, with a stack of Post-it flags, or if you have a Kindle, you can mark the items you want to incorporate into your daily life and come back to them later.

On to the content. I have seen some books for people with ADD written by people who don't have it. I really like that this book is full of tips that people have TRIED and found to work for them. In fact, I keep a file on my computer titled, "What works for me" where I enter stuff that I find useful. When I find myself getting off track, I go there to be reminded of the things that help me most. With this book I have been able to add to that list.

Ok, so here are some of my favorite tips, or at least where to find them in the book. The tips listed in the first review I read of this book were not a good representation of what you can find in this book.

Cooking/Meal Planning
-tip 11, among other things-how to know if an egg is fresh or not (I never had a problem with eggs going bad until just recently and this was very helpful)
-tip 21-two websites that offer meal plans (there were actually I think 4 listed, but two of them really stuck out as they offered quick EASY healthy meals, and the other a shopping list, and specific steps... good for folks with ADD)

Cleaning
-tip #25 Sequencing and prioritizing chores- this tip gave me a new way of thinking about cleaning my house. It also made me realize that I have one way of thinking (being the manager of everything, doing all the planning) and I was skipping the step of actually being the "employee" who gets the plans accomplished.

Clothes and shopping
-tip 7 gave the name of a great store where you can get all of your clothing to mix and match and also get coordinating accessories. Great for people like me who are not good at putting that stuff together.

Reminders
-tip 5 a link to free downloadable software to help you keep up with your to-do list.

Ok, quick side note... I am writing this review by going back and looking at what I highlighted on my Kindle and I have most of the things listed under Reminders highlighted, so I found that entire section to be very helpful!!

Another item I found in this book that I plan to implement at work was the Prioritization scale. I probably can't describe it very well, but I can tell you that the book has a chart in the appendix that you can copy and use. You rate all items 1-4 based on importance and then I think on urgency. These numbers are multiplied together and based on the product, the items are prioritized for you.

Social problems and awkwardness can also cause problems for people with ADD. This book devotes a section to that, and I also marked a couple of books it referred to for additional help in that area.

The final chapters in the book focus on finding the humor in our mistakes, and I guarantee you will find an example of at least one person who has done something more embarrassing than anything you have done due to ADD. Professionals also give some very good tips in at the end of the book along with their contact info and websites for more information.

I have seen some criticism for this book stating that the tips were not written by the author. First of all this is not entirely true (read on) and the amount of work she had to do in compiling, sorting, and organizing this book is what makes it such a great resource. While she did not write the majority of the tips, she did write many of them as you can see the names at the bottom of each tip. I also found this to be helpful because when I found a tip I liked by one person, I found many of the same tips contributed by that person were also helpful to me.

I wrote this review mainly because the first review listed did not do it justice and actually kept me from buying this book for a long time. It was not until I saw it recommended by someone else that I decided to give it a second look. I am so glad I did, and I think most women in my position could also benefit from this book.

Summary of Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD: Beyond Piles, Palms, & Post-its

Women with AD/HD tormented by the daily chores and decisions needed to survive in a world of linear thinking will find solace in this self-help guide. Offering a collection of practical solutions to seemingly simple daily problems, this book will help to relieve the guilt and anxiety so many women have when they feel they don't measure up to the norms of today's society. These proven gems of wisdom, submitted by hundreds of women with AD/HD from all over the world, will help the reader painlessly get through the piles of laundry on her floor and stacks of paper on her desk. Written to accommodate readers with AD/HD who often have difficulty reading a book from cover to cover, this guide is designed like a manual, allowing them to flip through to areas of interest without having to read the entire book to find what they need. Practical tips provide help in dealing with organizational tasks, including paperwork in the home and office, preparing meals, social situations, paying bills on time, household chores, shopping, and personal and family health.

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