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Positive books about ADD and ADHD in Adults
Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit DisorderDelivered from Distraction: Getting the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder by John J. Ratey
Buy new: £7.67 / Used from: £4.41
Hallowell is a doctor with ADD himself who treats adults with ADD. A brilliant and compasionate author who defines ADD as negative traits, to be managed and positive traits to be developed.
Getting Unstuck: Unraveling the Knot of Depression, Attention and TraumaGetting Unstuck: Unraveling the Knot of Depression, Attention and Trauma by Don Kerson
Buy new: £17.84 / Used from: £4.96
A breakthrough book into why people with ADD get stuck and procrastinate. The right brain and left do not get along as they should!
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative BattlesThe War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
Buy new: £7.90 / Used from: £7.30
A book about overcoming creative hurdles in writing, that maps not surprisingly to the creative ADD mind
ADD - Friendly Ways to Organize Your LifeADD - Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith Kolberg
Buy new: £10.57 / Used from: £7.45
Not only about organising, this has some great insights into ADD too
The Edison Gene: ADHD and the Gift of the Hunter ChildThe Edison Gene: ADHD and the Gift of the Hunter Child by Thom Hartmann
Buy new: £9.29 / Used from: £5.50
Hartmann proposes the Hunter/Farmer theory/conceptual way of looking at ADD as an issue in fitting into a "farmers" world. Optimistic and uplifting.
Odd One Out: The Maverick's Guide to Adult Add : How to be Happy and Successful by Breaking the RulesOdd One Out: The Maverick's Guide to Adult Add : How to be Happy and Successful by Breaking the Rules by Jennifer Koretsky
Buy used from: £27.32
Koretsky is an ADD Coach with ADD. She argues that ADDers are Mavericks who should focus on their unique gifts.
Fidget to Focus: Outwit Your Boredom: Sensory Strategies for Living with ADDFidget to Focus: Outwit Your Boredom: Sensory Strategies for Living with ADD by Roland Rotz
Buy new: £8.13 / Used from: £5.50
A great book on staying engaged and focused based on many contributions from people with ADD.
Do it Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time ManagementDo it Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management by Mark Forster
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £3.49
A great way of looking at organising your life Not specific to ADD but fits pretty well.
Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults (Yale University Press Health & Wellness)Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults (Yale University Press Health & Wellness) by TE Brown
Buy new: £9.24 / Used from: £9.35
Brown expertly defines ADD as issues in six areas: organising, focus, alertness, emotions, memory, regulation.
A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and DeceivesA Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives by Cordelia Fine
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £4.14
A great read on how we really don't control much of ourselves at all. Even more true for those with ADD
Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADDHealing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD by Daniel G. Amen
Buy used from: £5.32
Dr Amen is at the forefront of diagnosis using brain scans. With his objective results he defines six types of ADD. A must read.