Adult ADD : a guide for the newly diagnosed / Stephanie Moulton Sarkis ; [foreword by Patricia O. Quinn].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarkis, Stephanie.

Series:

The New Harbinger Guides for the Newly Diagnosed Series

The New Harbinger Guides for the Newly Diagnosed Series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults--Popular works.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults--Treatment--Popular works.

Self-care, Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, Calif. : New Harbinger Publications, c2011.

Summary:

After receiving a diagnosis of attention deficit disorder (ADD), you may feel relieved to finally have an explanation for your symptoms, but also concerned and full of questions about the future. Questions like: What are the best ways to get your symptoms under control? Should you tell people at work? And-wait a minute-there can be good things about having ADD?In Adult ADD: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed, an ADD specialist who has the disorder herself answers these questions and offers all the tools and information you need to process the diagnosis, learn about medications, and decide which t

Contents:

Overview of ADHD

Finding a treatment team

Diagnosis

Treatments for ADHD

Additional concerns when you have ADHD

Lifestyle changes

Getting support

ADHD and the workplace

The positives of having ADHD.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781608820061

1608820068

9781608822737

1608822737

OCLC:

763155935