Moms with ADD: A Self-Help Manual (Paperback)

by Christine Adamec (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
It's tough enough to live with attention deficit disorder (ADD), but adding motherhood to the mix can be overwhelming. Adamec (How To Live with a Mentally Ill Person, LJ 7/96) offers sound advice on how a mother with ADD can deal with the everyday tasks of running a home, working with teachers, juggling work, and solving family problems. Regarding school issues, the author shares tips on preparing for a conference, helping that includes homework, and considering such alternatives as charter schools. Helpful diets, prescribed medications, and support groups are also covered.Above all, for ADD moms plagued with guilt and self-blame, Adamec gives positive, it's-gonna-work-out advice. A highly helpful, practical guide for all public libraries that indludes web sites, organizations, camps, and school info.DLinda Beck, Indian Valley P.L., Telford, PA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
"...Full of helpful and specific suggestions as well as emotionally validating and guilt reducing!" -- Sari Solden, MS,

"Finally, an honest, realistic book for mothers with ADD..." -- Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D. in ADDvance magazine

"This book is a gold-mine resource filled with practical information, advice, and valuable suggestions for the reader..." -- Colleen Alexander-Roberts, author of the ADHD Parenting

"This refreshing, easy-to-navigate book is a must-have for any mom touched by attentional difficulties..." -- Terry Matlen, MSW, ACSW,

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (October 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878331751
• ISBN-13: 978-0878331758
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #317,709 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Organizing for Mothers with ADD Just Got Easier!, June 12, 2001

By	Karen Jogerst, author of -If I Could Just Get... (Manhattan, MT) - See all my reviews

Hands down one of the best books I've read all year. As a recently diagnosed mom with ADD, Christine's book has been a God-send. For years I've described my experiences with parenting as "trying to manage a three ring circus with a one track mind!" Not only has this book given me solid, practical information about how to cope with the way my brain works, it also is relieving the nagging feelings of incompetence I often struggle with in parenting as a direct result of living with ADD.

In particular, I appreciate Christine's ability to approach the subject of ADD in women in such a positive light, and this book covers it all-- everything from understanding the basics of ADD in women, to managing a family with ADD, to child development issues, and where to find help. Also, the book focuses not only on the good aspects of being a parent with ADD, such as creativity and compassion, but it also gives achievable and reasonable strategies for coping with the problems associated with being a parent with ADD, such as disorder and discipline issues.

As the author of a book and publisher of a newsletter on home management, countless numbers of women share with me their struggles with organizing their homes, time and families on a daily basis. Finally, I have an awesome resource to pass on to my fellow moms with ADD which gives us that final piece of the puzzle-- and enables us to find quiet confidence in the midst of the heartfelt, creative chaos we call motherhood.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and upbeat, May 3, 2001

By A Customer

I prefered this book to Sari Solden's "Women with ADD" because the author doesn't treat ADD women as if they are totally helpless and incapable, or that all women with ADD have the inattentive kind. Instead, there's lots of practical tips for gaining perspective and getting things done.

The author writes about the stress that the average mom of today finds herself in, and how difficult it is to juggle so many demands. It's important for ADD women to understand that even average women find themselves overwhelmed and unorganized. For the ADD woman, everything is that much more difficult. But it's not impossible!

I am a mom diagnosed with ADHD, with two very spirited children, and agree with the approach in this book. Over the years I have learned many strategies for handling things, and this has made a real difference.

One of the biggest sources of trouble for ADD moms is the school system, with their homework and notes about special materials you're supposed to send in "next Thursday" and such. I was told I was "unsupportive" because my son sometimes didn't have the materials he was supposed to have. I found the same teachers utterly clueless about what real education is really about, and pulled my son out of the school. Believe it or not, I have found homeschooling to be easier than having to deal with all the hyper-scheduled nonsense from the school. And my son is learning much more, but in a spontaneous sort of way. I would have liked to see something about homeschooling in the book. But I supposed homeschooling is more difficult in other places than where I live in Connecticut.

I like the fact that this book includes a chapter on the good aspects of ADD. In my opinion, many cases of modern ADD are not related to any real brain defect, but to natural temperament differences related to spontenaity, flexibility, creativity and even giftedness. I value these traits of mine and put them to good use while homeschooling.

I think the positive outlook in this book is important because in my experience most of the women who become diagnosed with ADD experience significant levels of depression and anxiety, and this makes their problems far worse. The last thing they need is another "expert" giving them a lot of psychobabble about how helpless and defective they are. Instead, they need real solutions to everyday problems.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Found time to read and wasted it on this book., May 7, 2004

By	"carrienormsmith" (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

It is hard enough for mother's to find time to read, and for ADD mom's it is not only the time but the attention. I was looking forward to receiving some authentic tools to help me in my daily life. If you are looking for this too, look somewhere else. I found the book very stereotypical. It gave lot's of examples of women who can commiserate about the problems of having ADD, but I do not need to join a club, I need help. Real answers. I was reluctant to read it, after I finished the introduction I was more depressed than before. The inner pages offered no relief.