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Authors: Judith Kolberg, Kathleen Nadeau, Kathleen G. Nadeau, Sam Goldstein
ISBN-13: 9781583913581, ISBN-10: 1583913580
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: August 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Judith Kolberg

Book Synopsis

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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 very small scale in what are usually long books on the subject. This is a book that has ADD-Friendly advice with the ADDer in mind. This collaboration brings forth the best underlying understanding with the most effective and practical remedy from ADD experts in two important fields -- professional organization and clinical psychology. Finally, it offers organizing advice that ranges from self-help to utilizing the help of non-professionals, to using professional assistance. Thus it permits the reader to decide where they are at personally in the organizing process, and what level of support will be most beneficial to their unique situation.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Pt. 1Getting Started
Ch. 1ADD-Friendly Organizing: A Different Organizing Approach2
Ch. 2ADD-Friendly Strategies That Work with Your ADD8
Ch. 3Structure and Support: Creating the Framework for Success18
Pt. 2Taking Charge of ADD
Ch. 4Streamline and Simplify: Counteracting Complications36
Ch. 5ADD Decision Dilemmas47
Ch. 6B-o-r-i-n-g: Managing Stimulation Hunger and Hyperfocus60
Ch. 7First Things First: Learning to Prioritize69
Ch. 8Out of Sight, Out of Mind (OosOom): Remembering to Remember78
Pt. 3Thing Organizing
Ch. 9Getting over Overwhelm92
Ch. 10CHAOS105
Ch. 11Packrat Syndrome119
Ch. 12David's Garage136
Pt. 4Time Organizing
Ch. 13Time Out144
Ch. 14Overcoming Overcommitment164
Ch. 15Plenty-of-Time Thinking177
Ch. 16The State of Rushness185
Pt. 5Paper Organizing
Ch. 17Fear of Filing200
Ch. 18Backlog Blues212
Ch. 19Paper Money227
Pt. 6Conclusion
Ch. 20Putting Organizing Ideas into Action244
Pt. 7Resources
Organizing Resources252
ADD Resources255
About the Authors257
Index259

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