Essay : the buried treasure | |
Coming out of the (messy) closet : introduction to my personal and professional story | p. 1 |
An equal opportunity disorder : girls and AD/HD | p. 8 |
"Dance with the lady with the hole in her stocking" : a portrait of women's lives before diagnosis | p. 17 |
"Who am I?" and "what's the matter with me?" : the impact on a woman's developing self-image | p. 31 |
The disorder of dis-order : understanding disorganization | p. 40 |
The job from hell : a woman's job description | p. 55 |
The emotional legacy : shame and guilt | p. 65 |
Secondary effects : underachievement and a depressed mood | p. 78 |
A third secondary effect : relationships and self protection | p. 91 |
Are you friendship challenged? : getting back on the road to relationships | p. 100 |
Finding your way : self-assessment and paths to diagnosis | p. 119 |
Cases of mistaken identity : diagnostic difficulties for women | p. 135 |
Solden's "MESST" model of treatment : medication, education, strategies, support, and therapy | p. 153 |
The beginning of the "MESST" medication | p. 162 |
"Let's get physical" : women's treatment issues | p. 180 |
The middle of the "MESST" : education and strategies | p. 188 |
The rest of the middle of the "MESST" : support | p. 203 |
The end of the "MESST" : therapy | p. 213 |
Essay : diamonds in the rough | p. 230 |
From chaos to creation : learning to embrace disorganization | p. 232 |
Are you staying or going? : restructuring your work life | p. 238 |
Shake, rattle, and roles : restructuring your personal life | p. 256 |
Yours, mine, and ours : renegotiating relationships | p. 273 |
One of a kind : redefining your self-image | p. 293 |
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