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Chromebook is so much less hassle

Fast and cheep, no boring waits to load!

ADHD gadgets

Vegetable steamer is inattentive simplicity

Quick, healthy, and easy - no burn cooking!

ADHD gadgets

Sonic toothbrush for a fast shine

Brushing teeth is so boring, anything to speed up the process...

ADHD gadgets

Water filter for cleaner water

A simple way to remove impurities from drinking water

ADHD gadgets

SAD light for winter blues

Light to help your sleep and your mood

ADHD gadgets

Quick, safe cooking every time

Any kind of cooking and you can leave it all alone, to do its own thing

ADHD gadgets

ADHD means starting over and over

If ADHD we find it even harder to maintain habits than to start them

Being ADHD

ADHD trouble with to-do lists

I'm not a fan of "to-do lists”. They represent tasks without commitment, calendars are best.

ADHD strategies

What makes us happy?

We can take simple actions to improve our happiness.

Wellbeing

Out of the Fog – Murphy & LeVert

Sympathetic and helpful advice for adults with ADHD, from manager of ADHD clinic, with ADHD himself

Book reviews

Odd One Out: The Maverick’s Guide to Adult ADD – Jennifer Koretsky

Great book by a fellow ADHD coach with some very practical strategies

Book reviews

ADHD Effect on Marriage by Melissa Orlov

A mainly unbiased look at the problems from a mixed ADHD/non-ADHD marriage

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You mean I am not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! – Kelly & Ramundo

The first book written about adult ADHD, and by adults with ADD

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Fidget to Focus – Rotz & Wright

Many teachers enforce a no fiddle or fidget rule, yet these activities actually improve focus

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Healing ADD – Thom Hartmann

Problems of ADHD are two-fold, the unexpected issues from the ADHD and the psychological injuries from them. Healing in needed

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The Gift of Adult ADD – Laura Honos-Webb

ADHD brings problems but it can bring strengths too. A guide to finding alignment with interests and strengths

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Survival Tips for Women with ADHD – Terry Matlen

Helpful strategies for anyone with ADHD

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Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain – Ratey

A very practical guide to helping yourself with you ADHD from the very first ever ADHD coach

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ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life – Kolberg & Nadeau

Still my top ADHD guide to managing you issues and not just organising either, plenty of life advice too

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10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD – Sarkis

Some helpful, direct strategies to manage your ADHD

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The Now Habit – Neil Fiore

Excellent advice for taking action. Very relevant indeed as procrastination is #1 issue for ADHD adults

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Do It Tomorrow – Mark Forster

Some very ADHD-like advice in this awesome short book Mark Forster offers advice on time management that is amazingly tuned to the traits of ADHD. It seems that Forster does not realise that many of the people with the disorganised issues he mentions are most likely ADHD – struggling with weak executive functions of poor motivation, […]

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Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People – Eikleberry

Helpful career advice for right-brained people

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The War of Art – Steven Pressfield

A guide to overcoming procrastination from a screen writer's personal experience

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The Creative Habit – Twyla Tharp

A brilliant guide to mastering the uncontrollable creative habit

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A Mind of its Own – Cordelia Fine

Being ADHD we are only too aware of the tricks our minds play on themselves, fascinating insights into our evolved craziness

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Happiness: A guide to developing Life’s most important skill – Ricard

How to develop inner resources for a sense of happiness and fulfilment that is not dependent on outer circumstances

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Dealing with Depression Naturally – Syd Baumel

With alarmingly increasing rates of depression in the World and SSRIs poor results, better to seek a cause than manage the symptoms

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The Road Less Travelled – M. Scott Peck

A classic, a profound and helpful life guide. The New Psychology of love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth”., by M. Scott Peck, a former clinical psychiatrist who shares his insightful client experiences.

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Overcoming your Alcohol, Drug and Recovery Habits – Desena

A helpful ADDiction programme but without a spiritual side

Book reviews

The Art of Happiness at Work – Dalai Lama & Cutler

Keep an optimistic outlook, calm mind and a realistic perspective, grounded advice from the Dalai Lama

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Authentic Happiness – Martin E. P. Seligman

The original, the brilliant book that kicked off the new field of positive psychology, the study of happiness

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Stumbling on Happiness – Daniel Gilbert

Fun and informative guide to finding happiness in the future

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ADHD support groups for adults – UK & USA

A short list of the main support sites in the USA and the UK

Help for ADHD

Help for an ADHD student

Spending time with someone with ADHD in planning, in breaking tasks down, in being a buddy can really help

ADHD strategies

Putting on the Brakes Activity Book for ADHD – Quinn & Stern

Useful strategies for ADHD kids at school

Book reviews

The Girl’s Guide to ADHD – Beth Walker

A helpful guide for a parent helping their teen ADHD daughter

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A Bird’s-Eye View of Life with ADD – Chris & Alex Zeigler

Vey personal perspective from a mum and her ADHD son

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How to Reach and Teach Children with ADHD – Sandra Rief

A major resource for teachers, school professionals, parents and clinicians to help children with ADHD

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ADHD Parenting Handbook – Colleen Alexander-Roberts

A guide to helping ADHD kids, though a little too focussed on "bad" behaviour

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4. What are my strengths and talents?

What comes easily to you? Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: I think that it’s not easy for those of us with ADHD people to work out our strengths and talents. They may be buried under years of problems and battered self-esteem. If you ask somebody with ADHD, “what do you do well?” – the response […]

Interview on hope

5. Paying attention to the wrong things

Focusing on the negative Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: Do we pay attention to the wrong things? As ADHD adults we seem better at paying attention to our problems, our issues and we take for granted the positives. We skip straight past successes and focus on the smallest issues. If we have a perfect […]

Interview on hope

Ignorance of ADHD is pain not bliss

Disgraceful lack of support In much of the World, the current state of recognition, support and help for ADHD is a disgrace. In many regions there has been an unwillingness, a dragging of the feet to accept ADHD as a problem. We might disagree about the treatments but there is no scientific doubt a large genetically determined group […]

Help for ADHD