By Gina Pera
Winner of 4 nationwide booklet awards, together with Foreword Magazine's Psychology publication of the yr! The technology has been transparent on account that 1994, whilst grownup AD/HD used to be declared a scientific prognosis. nonetheless, the general public harbors misconceptions, and that implies thousands undergo needlessly. And that comes with hundreds of thousands of who cannot comprehend why their lives jointly are so challenging -- occasionally regardless of many makes an attempt at remedy. we all know anyone with grownup AD/HD. but we misattribute the indicators to anxiousness, melancholy, or maybe laziness, selfishness, or moodiness. in addition, we think AD/HD skill "little boys with ants of their pants." in reality, youth hyperactivity is going "underground" because the individual matures, leading to a mentally stressed kingdom. (By the way in which, the previous, and nonetheless better-known, professional time period is upload, plus or minus Hyperactivity. the hot time period, AD/HD, makes use of a shrink mark to point that hyperactivity isn't important to the diagnosis.) Meticulously researched via award-winning journalist Gina Pera, Is It You, Me, or grownup A.D.D.? is a entire advisor to spotting the behaviors the place you least anticipate them (on the line and within the bed room, for instance) and constructing compassion for wrestling with unrecognized ADHD indicators. It additionally bargains the newest info from most sensible specialists, lots of real-life information, and easy-to-understand instructions for locating the easiest therapies and functional options. The innovative message is one among desire for hundreds of thousands of people--and a joyous chance for a greater existence. Insightful, worthwhile, witty, and intensely useful. This publication can swap your life.--Daniel G. Amen, M.D., writer of swap Your mind, swap Your lifestyles ... comprises details that's simply now not on hand wherever else. This e-book is certain to develop into the authoritative advisor for facing ADD.--Patricia O. Quinn, M.D., Director, The nationwide middle for women and girls with ADHD ...We anticipate this ebook would be the bible for we all facing grownup ADD.-- Elizabeth Weathers and Diane Hartson, moderators, upload wife help group... i will be able to thoroughly expect it's going to turn into as a lot an 'industry ordinary' as pushed to Distraction. --David Edelberg, M.D., scientific Director, WholeHealth Chicago... The ebook is easily researched, reader pleasant, and contains insights and views from a who is Who of pros. For suffering from ADHD, it is the season's new must-have publication and sure to develop into a classic.--Michele Novotni, Ph.D. Psychologist, trainer Confirmatory mind neuroscience solutions this hypothesis approximately grownup ADHD: It s a true challenge with actual and painful demanding situations, now not a trust system.-- Charles Parker, DO, clinical Director, CorePsych, writer of Deep restoration ... Gina Pera has mixed a true think for the ailment with sound reporting abilities and the spice of these who inform the tale most sensible: the themselves.-- Margaret D. Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., Head, Provincial ADHD software, British Columbia, Canada ... Gina Pera has been there and has authored a consultant that provides realizing for the careworn, functional concepts for the annoyed, and wish for the despondent. This booklet could be a lifesaver for either partners.-- Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., M.B.A., writer of Integrative remedy for grownup ADHD