Suggested ADD reading list

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These books are arranged roughly in the order I'd buy them if I were just diagnosed and looking for information & inspiration. (Hey - don't sell inspiration short. Sometimes it makes even hard things simple.)

Hartman, Thom; Healing ADD, Simple Exercises that will Change Your Daily Life. Growing up ADD in a non-ADD world leaves scars and ineffective strategies. Hartman advocates using neurolinguistic programming techniques to find the ADD strengths, minimize the weaknesses, and heal the damage done by an ADD childhood.

Morgenstern, Julie; Organizing from the Inside Out... Organization is one of the biggest problems faced by ADD people. Huge amounts of time and energy are wasted by the chaos that seems to envelop the ADD life. Morgenstern is the clearest, most useful organization strategist I've ever read. Following the ideas in this book will help you simplify your life so you can devote your attention to more important things.

Hallowell, Ed, Driven to Distraction ...Although it's a bit dated, this is a good general-purpose ADD reference by well-known psychiatrist E.H. Also see his excellent book, Worry: Controlling it and using it wisely.

How To Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie. Same deal as Norman Peale. ADD people are poor self-observers, usually, and often are unaware of how they affect others in relationships. I've read a dozen books on relationships and wouldn't trade them all for this one. Again, check your used book store.

Hartmann, Thom, Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception ... Hartmann introduces his anthropological model of ADD in this book. "Innovative and fresh. Mr. Hartmann demonstrages that ADHD can be associated with creativity, and a most successful adaptive style." (Says Ed Hallowell)

Hartmann, Thom, Beyond ADD ...Hartmann explores his ground-breaking insights into an anthropological model of ADD. He contends that the current model of ADD as pathology is destructive and debilitating, and proposes a new model based on the human story of hunter-gatherers vs. farmers. This model de-pathologizes ADD and empowers the ADD person to work with his best strengths. Highly recommended.

Kate Kelly & Peggy Ramundo, You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy? ...The title pretty much says it all. Kelly and Ramundo are a psychiatric nurse and a teacher who teamed up to write a valuable book for ADD people. They are ADD themselves, so the useful hints and techniques in the book are field-tested. This was one of the first popular ADD books and the title alone has probably helped many people.

Weiss, Lynn, Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults ...Popular introductary book by Psychiatrist LW, see also ... Women and ADD by same author to explore the special nature of the woman's ADD experience.

Schmitt, Brilliant Idiot; an Autobiography of a Dyslexic... Schmitt relates a very personal story of humiliation and triumph, concluding with the chapter "The Gift of Dyslexia." His story predates widespread knowledge of ADD but he still refers to his "attention deficit" in terms every ADD person will recognize. This is a good example of how ADD often comes with other problems, and how one need not be a prisoner of one's disabilities. This one comes very much under the inspiration side of the equation.