Taking Charge of Adult ADHD

Name: Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
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ISBN: 9781606233382

ISBN-10: 1606233386

ISBN-13: 9781606233382

Edition: 2010

Authors: Russell A. Barkley, Christine M. Benton

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Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Publication date: 7/22/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 294
Size: 6.93" wide x 9.92" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



To Get Started, get Evaluated



Is It Possible That you have ADHD?



Can you Handle the Problem on Your Own?



Where can you go to Get Help?



What do you need for the Evaluation?



What will the Evaluation Tell you?



Change your Mindset: know and own your ADHD



Know your ADHD



Resisting Impulses: The First Step in Self-control



Self-Control: How to Get What You Want



Executive Functions: the Abilities That Make Up Self-Controlï¿½ and More



The Nature of ADHD and How you can Master It



Own your ADHD



Change your Brain: Medications for Mastering ADHD



Why it Makes Sense to Try Medication



The Stimulants



The Nonstimulants



What to Expect from Treatment



Change your Life: Everyday Rules for Success



Rule 1: Stop the Action!



Rule 2: See the Pastï¿½and Then the Future



Rule 3: Say the Pastï¿½and Then the Future



Rule 4: Externalize Key Information



Rule 5: Feel the Future



Rule 6: Break it Downï¿½and Make it Matter



Rule 7: Make Problems External, Physical, and Manual



Rule 8: Have a Sense of Humor!



Change your Situation: Mastering ADHD in Specific Areas of your Life



Education



Work



Money



Relationships



Driving, Health, and Lifestyle Risks



Other Mental and Emotional Problems



Drugs and Crime


Appendix: A Closer Look at ADHD Symptoms


Resources


Index


About the Authors