
Terry Matlen, MSW, ACSW
Forward by Sari Solden, MS., LMFT
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Terry Matlen has gone directly to the source to bring an
outstanding compliation of practical solutions to everyday problems
for women with AD/HD. Her contributors include a global network of
clever, creative women with AD/HD, as well as premier AD/HD
experts, coaches and professional organizers.
Readers will get a wide variety of ideas to help you:
- Organize your home and
office
- Parent with patience and
perseverance
- Take the anxiety out of meal
planning
- Manage the endless stacks of
papers
- Remember the priorities that
deserve your attention
What the experts are saying:
"Anytime you need an understanding friend, just open to any page
and you are likely to find the kind of help and support you need in
Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD."
-Sari
Solden, M.S., LMFT, author of Women with Attention Deficit Disorder
and Journeys Through ADDulthood
"Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD is a mother lode of wisdom,
practical nuggest, humour and insight. Written and compiled by a
true veteran of the AD/HD saga, this book is both authoritative and
inviting, reliable and warm, up-to-date and timeless. I recommend
it most highly."
-
Edward Hallowell, M.D., co-author of Driven to Distraction and
Delivered from Distraction
"A unique blend of professional advice combined with real solutions
provided by women with AD/HD makes Survival Tips for Women with
AD/HD both practical and inspirational."
-Patricia Quinn, MD
Director, The National Center for Gender Issues and
AD/HD
"…filled with bits and pieces of wit and wisdom shared with heart
and humor… strategies and stories will leave you inspired,
encouraged and armed with new ideas."
-Michele
Novotni, Ph.D., international lecturer, author of Adult AD/HD: a
Reader Friendly Guide and What Does Everybody Else Know that I
Don't
"Next to the fire extinguisher, this book could well be the most
important survival tool in the household of every woman with
AD/HD!"
-Thom
Hartmann, author, ADD: A Different Perception and The Edison
Gene
Chapters:
1) From me to You: Validating
Your Experiences
2) Carry That Weight:: What You
Don't Know Can Hurt You
3) Here There and Everywhere:
Specifics of Organizing
4) Strawberry Fields: Meals and
Entertaining
5) Fixing a Hole: Household
Chores
6) She's a Woman: Personal Tips
on Shopping, Health, and Hypersensitivities
7) I Should Have Known Better:
School
8) A Hard Day's Night: Work
9) Any Time At All: Time and
Data Management
10) We Can Work It Out:
Relationships and social Skills
11) Come Together: Parenting
and Family
12) Taxman: Managing
Finances
13) I've Just Seen a Face (But
I Can't for the Life of Me Remember the Name): Memory Tips
14) Revolution: Technology
15) With a Little Help form my
Friends: Humor for the Soul
16) Help! : Tips from Coaches
and Professional organizers
17) …Speaking Words of Wisdom:
Top AD/HD Experts Share Their Stories
18) Savoy Truffle: SOS
Recipes
19) Do You Want to Know a
Secret? : Books, Websites, Newsletters and More References
Appendices Index
© 2013 Created by Terry Matlen.