ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life is a long overdue response to the needs of adults with attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder. It deals directly and exclusively with the greatest challenge that adults with AD/HD face: the problem of disorganization. Once considered a disorder of childhood, we now know that AD/HD is a lifespan disorder and taking charge of one's life to achieve quality of life in the wake of this disorder requires organization. The authors, uniquely qualified within their diverse backgrounds as therapist and professional organizer, come together to offer clear organizing habits that are musts for adults with AD/HD.
The text is based on stories offered by Dr. Kathleen Nadeau, a respected clinician in the field, that describe typical situations of challenges and/or dilemmas of the AD/HD adult. Three main areas of organizing are included: organizing things; organizing papers; and organizing time. Following the stories are sets of solutions, both conventional and innovative, that offer the AD/HD adult options on how to implement the text into his or her own life. Critical to the AD/HD adult is support, and Recommended Levels of Support are included that enable the reader to implement the solution and continue to make it work over time. Each chapter closes with a Chapter Review and this feature shows the level of understanding of the audience by these authors.

Book Info
Consumer text focuses on the particular dilemmas and challenges of adults with ADD. Provides organizational skills for life, allowing energy to be focused on strengths, rather than disorder, through the use of humor and compassion. Softcover.

hooray for another great book with help of Kathleen Nadeau!!, May 26, 2003

This book is a wonderful collection of sources, ideas, and strageties to work with ones ADD/ADHD rather than always working against it.
It's an easy read, the pages and chapters are set up to make the reading easier for ADD'ers, but doesn't come across as being 'dumbed down' like some of the books can seem.

Very logical, and life applicable techniques involving yourself, some one close to help you, a professional organizer etc, this book covers all the options and explains how to tell when which option is best for the situaiton.
I highly recommend this book- it's a must have for people living with ADD, or people who love and would like to help out someone else who is dealing with ADD. Counselors, teachers, students, parents- all can benefit from the ideas in this book either to help themselves or those that they work with or love!